Tyler Tyvon Batiste, 20, was fatally shot at his Bayou Fountain Avenue home in Baton Rouge on the night of February 9, 2020. Bullets pierced his residence and reached a neighboring home, but no one else was injured. Emergency responders transported him to a local hospital, where he later died.

Deputies from the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office responded and began investigating, collecting witness statements and physical evidence at the scene. Initial reports described the shooter as unidentified who fled after the attack. Less than a month later a 17-year-old, Johntrell Jermaine Banks, turned himself in and was arrested on charges including first-degree murder, illegal use of a weapon, and criminal damage to property; authorities were treating the shooting as apparently targeted while motive remained under investigation.

If anyone knew Tyler, saw activity near Bayou Fountain Avenue that night, or has information about who knocked on his door, please come forward.