Latrice Thomas was a 28-year-old resident of Natchitoches, Louisiana, who was shot on the night of Sunday, May 24, 2020. Officers from the Natchitoches Police Department responded a little after 11:00 p.m. to the 600 block of Jackson Drive and found her suffering from a gunshot wound. She was taken to Natchitoches Regional Medical Center and pronounced dead.

At the scene officers observed a vehicle leaving the area. The driver was identified as 26-year-old Onterio Pier of Natchitoches. When officers attempted to stop the vehicle, Pier led them on a pursuit that ended in a crash on the 100 block of Harry Drive; he abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot into nearby woods before temporarily evading capture. A warrant charging Pier with second-degree murder was issued and the next day, May 25, 2020, he surrendered to police and was booked into the Natchitoches Parish Detention Center. A grand jury later indicted Pier on one count of second-degree murder and the district attorney announced plans to prosecute.

Family members held a private funeral and buried Latrice in Fern Park Cemetery. Does anyone from Natchitoches have information about Latrice’s last evening or the events on Jackson Drive that night?