Bryan Theus, 19, was fatally shot on Saturday, July 4, 2020, after a confrontation at the St. Vincent Mall in Shreveport. The exchange began inside Dillard’s and escalated as both men left the store; Theus reportedly followed the other man appearing ready to fight. Shortly before 3:00 p.m., the other man pulled a handgun and shot Theus multiple times outside the east entrance, then returned and fired additional shots while Theus lay on the ground.

First responders found Theus with multiple gunshot wounds; he was transported to Ochsner LSU Health hospital and pronounced dead. Investigators recovered a handgun and shell casings at the scene. The man believed to have been involved, 22-year-old Treyvious Dejuan Dotie, later turned himself in, was interviewed by detectives and was charged with one count of second-degree murder and held on $350,000 bond at the Caddo Correctional Center. The Shreveport Police confirmed Theus’s identity through fingerprint comparison.

Did anyone who was at St. Vincent Mall that afternoon see the encounter or capture video that could help fill in what happened?