Cleveland Ja’Quan Thompson, 23, was shot on the 1100 block of Paisant Street in Marrero, Louisiana, on January 18, 2021. He survived for five days after the attack and died at a New Orleans hospital on January 23, 2021. Thompson was a young father and his death added to the area’s struggle with gun violence.

Investigators with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office linked Thompson’s killing to a non-fatal shooting in nearby Terrytown. A 17-year-old male who had been arrested in the Terrytown shooting became a person of interest in Thompson’s death; detectives said evidence uncovered during that investigation implicated the teenager. The motive has not been publicly disclosed.

If anyone in Marrero or Terrytown saw activity around Paisant Street on January 18, 2021, or has information about either shooting, contact investigators who handled the case.