On the evening of Monday, September 28, 2020, a domestic dispute in Avondale, Louisiana, ended with the death of 54-year-old Louvenia Penwright. Neighbors reported hearing a man beating a woman and gunshots; deputies responding to the scene near Grambling Court and Butler Drive encountered Penwright and her 57-year-old boyfriend, Willie Shropshire Jr., arguing in the street. Deputies say Shropshire produced a revolver, shot Penwright in the neck, and deputies returned fire, killing Shropshire. Both were pronounced dead at the scene.

Penwright worked as a bus driver for the Jefferson Parish School Board, graduated from L.W. Higgins High School and Delgado Community College, was active in her church, and was the mother of two sons; the couple had one adult child who was not present during the incident. The sheriff noted deputies had been called to the home previously for domestic disturbances.

Are there neighbors or others who remember the events that night or who can add details about Penwright and Shropshire’s relationship?