Ronald Eddington was 21 when he died in Marrero, Louisiana, on September 4, 2019. Known affectionately as Pookie, he was a father, a West Jefferson High School alumnus and a member of Grace Baptist Church. His obituary names parents Michelle Smith and Ronald Eddington Jr., notes a large extended family and a fiancée, Gisselle Barrientos.

The obituary thanks a friend, Jawan Magee, for heroic actions at the time of the incident, saying he saved the lives of others and that Ronald was tragically taken from them. The notice does not describe the circumstances of the death and gives no information about arrests or suspects. Ronald’s funeral was held at Grace Baptist Church on September 14, 2019, and he was buried in McDonoghville Cemetery in Gretna.

Does anyone have information about what happened that night or remember Ronald and his family?