Alice Heckard, 36, was shot and killed at a home on Leslie Lane in the Town and Country neighborhood of Monroe, Louisiana, on the evening of Sunday, October 6, 2019. Deputies from the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of shots fired and investigators determined the killing was an act of domestic violence.

Police identified 33-year-old Charles Ray Lampley of West Monroe as the suspect; he was arrested and booked into the Ouachita Correctional Center on a warrant for second-degree murder. A week-long trial at the Ouachita Parish Courthouse resulted in a unanimous jury verdict finding Lampley guilty of second-degree murder and possession of a firearm.

Alice’s death devastated family and friends in the community. If anyone knew Alice, her whereabouts that evening, or has information about the events leading up to the shooting, please come forward.