On the evening of August 5, 2020, 33-year-old Benny Roberts was fatally shot on a New Orleans street. He was a father and a beloved member of his family; an obituary named the relatives and friends who mourned him and noted he left several children.

Investigators connected a suspect to Roberts through a personal relationship. Authorities identified and arrested a man who was reportedly dating the mother of one of Roberts’ children; that individual was charged with murder in connection with the shooting and the case moved into the judicial system.

What details about the scene, witnesses, or motive might help explain how this confrontation escalated to lethal violence?