Harley David Brecken, 33, was shot at his home on Rock Pit Road in Ville Platte, Louisiana after a verbal argument on the evening of Thursday, April 30, 2020. A man later identified as Branson Chase Vidrine visited Brecken that night; the dispute escalated and Brecken sustained a gunshot wound to the chest. He was airlifted to Rapides Medical Center in Alexandria but died the next morning, Friday, May 1, 2020.

Brecken worked as a crane mechanic and is described as a devoted father to three children, a son and a brother who enjoyed fishing and time with family. The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office led the investigation, identified Vidrine as the suspect, and with assistance from the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested him in Glenmora; an arrest warrant charged him with second-degree murder.

Did anyone in the area know Brecken or have information about his movements or who visited him that night?