Nicholas Toms, 23, was shot during what police say began as a firearms meetup at a home on Lindholm Street in Caddo Parish. The shooting occurred the evening of January 19, 2021; emergency crews transported Toms and another man, Jacob Decamp, to Ochsner LSU Health. Toms was shot just before 6:00 p.m. and died of his injuries on January 23.

Investigators concluded the violence was tied to the transaction arranged at the house. Court records describe Dontreal D. York and Tremarcus McKenney negotiating a purchase or trade with Toms and Decamp, then arriving with a plan to rob the occupants if the deal failed. Toms and Decamp were robbed and shot inside the residence. Decamp survived long enough to identify York as the shooter, and a neighbor also identified York as the person who fired.

Arrests followed in connection with the shooting; warrants and bookings were reported for Dontreal D. York, Tremarcus McKenney and Shadonald McKenney on murder- and related charges. Does anyone have information about the events at the Lindholm Street house that night or knew Nicholas Toms?