Sharmaine Brown, 25, was shot in the head while sitting in the backseat of a silver Chevrolet Impala in the parking lot of her apartment complex in Bernice, Louisiana, in late December 2019. She was taken to Reeves Memorial Hospital but died of her injuries; her body was sent to Little Rock for an autopsy.

Investigators identified her 25-year-old boyfriend as the primary suspect and sought him on warrants charging negligent homicide and being a felon in possession of a firearm. A few days into the search, in early January 2020, authorities found him hiding inside a cabinet in an apartment building in Texarkana and took him into custody.

The community was left seeking answers after Sharmaine’s death. If anyone knew Sharmaine or observed the car or activity in that apartment complex on the day in question, authorities would welcome information.