Deandre Williams, a 30-year-old Black man, was shot and killed on Faith Baptist Mission Road in Marksville, Louisiana, on the evening of Tuesday, February 25, 2020. The Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office responded and opened an investigation into the deadly shooting, interviewing witnesses and collecting evidence as detectives worked to establish what happened.

Within a week of the homicide, investigators arrested a suspect in connection with Williams’s death; the suspect’s identity was not immediately released and the motive remained under investigation. The community was left grieving while authorities continued to pursue leads and facts about the encounter.

If anyone has information about Deandre Williams, his movements that night, or the events on Faith Baptist Mission Road, please share what is known.