On the morning of September 1, 2020, just before 7:30 a.m., 35-year-old Lamarcus Plater was shot and killed in the parking lot of the Parkview Apartments in Monroe, Louisiana. Surveillance video from the complex captured several people in the parking lot when a man identified by witnesses and an informant as Delarrious Jones approached Plater and another man. The footage shows the assailant reaching over the other person’s shoulder with a handgun and firing multiple times at Plater, who died at the scene.

After shooting Plater, the same shooter chased down Malacra Oyah Smith, who was trying to flee, and fatally shot him as well; both victims were pronounced dead in the parking lot. The brazen double homicide launched a multiyear manhunt for the suspect, who was considered armed and dangerous. Few details have been released about motive or what led to the confrontation in the parking lot.

If anyone saw activity near Parkview Apartments around 7:30 a.m. on September 1, 2020, or has information about the people visible on the surveillance footage, please come forward to assist investigators.