Donavon Reed, 31, was killed during a graduation party in Eunice, Louisiana, on June 6, 2021. He was hit by a single bullet to the torso and later died at Acadian Medical Center. Reed was a father of six and described by family as a sweet, beloved man.

The same shooting wounded another man, Troy Godfrey, who suffered gunshot wounds to both hands and a leg. Authorities identified a 14-year-old who had been reported as a runaway as the suspect; the teenager turned himself in to the Eunice Police Department days after the incident and was charged in connection with the shooting.

Reports state the juvenile was later tried, convicted of second-degree murder in Reed’s death, and convicted of attempted second-degree murder and illegal carrying of a firearm by a juvenile, receiving a juvenile life sentence. Does anyone have memories of Donavon or information about that night that could help the family’s record of what happened?