A dispute over money turned deadly on the evening of June 7, 2020, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Thirty-three-year-old Taylor Randall Dean was at a home in the 11000 block of Hooper Road when a confrontation about drug money escalated into a shooting that killed him. Friends and family described Dean as a vibrant, joyful person, and his sudden death was particularly shocking to those who knew him.

Investigators from the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office detained and questioned two men, identified as Blaine Robertson and Richard Leray. Robertson told officers he had driven Dean to Leray’s home earlier that day and that an argument between Robertson and Dean became heated. Robertson said he heard a single loud pop and realized Leray had shot Dean. Robertson also admitted that he and Leray smoked narcotics while discussing how to dispose of Dean’s body.

Both men were arrested in connection with the murder; specific charges and later case developments were not released at the time. Does anyone have information about Dean’s whereabouts that evening or about the people involved?