In the early morning of June 29, 2020, 26-year-old Jeremy Sincere was shot and killed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Police were called to the 10100 block of Avenue E around 1:50 a.m. and found Sincere and a 40-year-old man, Burnell Williams, both suffering gunshot wounds inside a vehicle; neither survived. The East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner’s Office determined both deaths were caused by gunshot wounds.

A native of New Orleans who lived in Baton Rouge, Jeremy Sincere was a father to three children: Journee, Aniyah, and Jeranica Thronton. The Baton Rouge Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit opened an intensive investigation and asked the public for help identifying those responsible.

On August 5, 2020, police announced an arrest in the case: 37-year-old Demarcus Jones was taken into custody and booked on first-degree murder charges and multiple drug offenses. If anyone has information that could help the investigation, please come forward.