On the evening of September 4, 2019, 7-year-old Mekia Smith was killed during a home invasion on Sorbonne Drive in Marrero, Louisiana. Two men known to the family entered the house intending to steal marijuana from one of the occupants. The incident escalated into a quadruple shooting that also left 21-year-old Ronald Eddington dead; an 11-year-old girl was shot in the forearm and a 19-year-old man was shot in the stomach while wrestling with the gunman.

Authorities identified Malik McGinnis as the shooter and Everette Campbell as his accomplice. McGinnis opened fire, fatally wounding Mekia and Eddington. Both suspects were arrested and later prosecuted: McGinnis was convicted on charges including first-degree murder, and Campbell pleaded guilty to manslaughter and obstruction of justice. The sentences imposed followed those convictions and pleas.

Did anyone in Marrero or the surrounding area know the victims or have information about that night that could add context to what happened?