Marquise Jones was 21 and a Southern University nursing student when he was last seen on February 26, 2021. He dropped off food at his mother’s home in Slidell that afternoon and later attended a house party in New Orleans, leaving about 11:30 p.m. and supposedly heading back to Slidell. He was not seen alive again.

His family organized searches after he missed contact. On March 5 his car was found abandoned in front of an empty apartment building in New Orleans East. On March 11 his body was recovered from Lake Pontchartrain. The Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office determined the cause of death was a gunshot wound and ruled the death a homicide. Marquise’s mother, Erica Jones, has said she believes he may have been targeted because he was gay. New Orleans police have not publicly identified any suspects or announced arrests; a reward has been offered for information leading to an arrest.

Are there witnesses or local residents who remember seeing Marquise, his car, or anything unusual in New Orleans East between February 26 and March 5?