Devacseya Quindennis Doyle was 24 when he was killed on the evening of October 24, 2020, at the Willow Trace apartments in the 8100 block of Pines Road in Shreveport. Doyle turned and ran; Persley fired four more shots and one struck Doyle in the back of the head, killing him almost instantly. The woman who had been with Doyle was the only witness. No security camera footage was found and the murder weapon was never recovered.

An arrest warrant for Persley was issued the same day as the killing; he was arrested in March of the following year. During preparations for trial, evidence surfaced that Persley and a fellow inmate plotted to intimidate the lone witness, and prosecutors presented this as consciousness of guilt. In August 2024 a Caddo Parish jury convicted Zhane Quinn Persley of second-degree murder, a verdict that carries a mandatory life sentence without parole.

If anyone knew Devacseya Doyle or was in the Willow Trace area on October 24, 2020, any additional information could still help close unanswered questions.