Dedrick J. Carter, 35, was shot on Eli Craig Road near the Mississippi River in Plaquemine, Louisiana, on the evening of Saturday, October 24, 2020. He was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition and died of his injuries the following Monday. The death was ruled a homicide and the Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation.

Authorities said the person or persons responsible remained at large in the immediate aftermath, and no motive or suspect information was released. Deputies asked the public for help, but there were no public announcements of arrests or suspect identifications in the years after his death.

If anyone has information about the shooting on Eli Craig Road or remembers seeing anything that night, please contact the Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Office.