Seventeen-year-old Nicholas Darin Mack was killed after a verbal altercation in St. Francisville, Louisiana on November 27, 2020. A resident of the small community and planning to graduate high school in May 2021 with college plans, Nicholas was shot during a dispute at an apartment complex in the Hardwood community on Street D. Witnesses said Nicholas approached 19-year-old Bri’Darrius Bailey and the argument turned violent; deputies pronounced Nicholas dead at the scene.

Bri’Darrius Bailey was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and illegal use of a weapon in connection with Nicholas’s death. The case left the community mourning the loss of a young man who had been preparing for graduation and college.

If anyone saw what happened on Street D that night or knew Nicholas or his activities in Hardwood, please share information that might help clarify the events.