On the evening of February 18, 2021, a burst of gunfire tore through the Mitchell Tax and Barber Shop at 2045 North Foster Drive in Baton Rouge. Louis Williams, 35, was inside the shop when the shooting happened around 7:00 p.m.; he sustained fatal gunshot injuries and died at the scene. Three other people in the barbershop were also struck and taken to a local hospital in serious condition.

Baton Rouge Police Homicide Detectives responded and opened an investigation. At the time, motive and suspect identity were not publicly known. On March 11, 2021, police arrested 25-year-old Brandon Turner and charged him in connection with Williams’s death and the injuries to the three others.

If anyone was at the barbershop that night or has information about what led to the shooting, please share what is known with investigators.