Mark Allen Lewis, 40, was shot and killed on the evening of Saturday, May 15, 2021, in Boyce, Louisiana. An off‑duty Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Deputy and long‑time member of the community, Lewis died the same day from wounds sustained in a fatal altercation.

The Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation after the shooting.

Anyone who was in Boyce on May 15, 2021, or who may have information about the altercation that led to Lewis’s death is asked to come forward.