On the morning of September 1, 2020, Malacra Oyah Smith, 44, was fatally shot in the parking lot of the Parkview Apartments in Monroe, Louisiana. The shooting occurred just before 7:30 a.m. and also killed another man, Lamarcus Plater. Surveillance footage from the complex captured the attack and reportedly recorded one of the shooters making a disturbing comment about incarceration.

Malacra, known as O’yah, was born June 27, 1976. He was a father of seven, a former Gardner Denver employee and a Carroll High School alumnus remembered for his smile and generosity. Authorities identified three suspects in the double homicide: Daniel J. Towns, then 22, Mario Jones, 19, and Delarrious Jones, 28. Daniel J. Towns and Mario Jones were arrested and charged with second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder; Delarrious Jones was charged as well but remained at large.

Anyone with information about the shooting or the suspects is asked to come forward.