Whitney Lane Martinez Durant, 33, of Alexandria, Louisiana, was fatally shot in a home on Pride-Port Hudson Road in Pride on the morning of September 13, 2019. Deputies found her body inside the house; investigators reported a .40 caliber weapon was used and noted a strong scent of bleach, bottles of the cleaner, a mop bucket, and wipe marks near her body that suggested an effort to conceal evidence.

Investigators identified two men who had been at the residence the night before: Steven Francisco Ortiz-Morales, 27, of Pineville, and Zebbie Berthelot. The homeowner said the three had been using drugs and that Ortiz-Morales had acted erratically and been asked to leave. Ortiz-Morales was later located by Zachary Police with a .40 caliber handgun and body armor and, according to law enforcement, admitted to shooting Durant; surveillance footage reportedly placed him at the scene. Berthelot was arrested as well and, according to questioning, admitted he was present when the shooting occurred and helped obtain bleach to clean up the scene. Ortiz-Morales was charged with second-degree murder and obstruction of justice; Berthelot was charged with accessory after the fact to second-degree murder, obstruction of justice, and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Did anyone in the Pride or Alexandria area see Whitney or the men at the house the night before the shooting?