Reginald Dawayne Cossett Jr., 23, was found alive in a Baton Rouge park in early September 2019 with gunshot wounds and told police he had been sleeping in a vehicle in the Gardere area when men began shooting at him. He was taken to a hospital and died on September 5, 2019.

The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office identified 18-year-old Antoine Carpenter as a suspect after gathering video footage and cell phone records that placed Carpenter with Cossett around the time of the shooting. Video also showed a silver Chevrolet Equinox fleeing the scene shortly after the incident; investigators believe that vehicle was driven by Carpenter and was later set on fire to destroy evidence. Carpenter was arrested and charged with principal to first-degree murder, illegal use of a weapon, armed robbery, and obstruction of justice in connection with Cossett’s death.

If anyone has information about Cossett’s movements in the Gardere area that night or about the silver Chevrolet Equinox, please share what is known with investigators.