Tiage Montrell Hudson was 20 when he was found dead of multiple gunshot wounds on September 4, 2019, near a home in the 600 block of Edison Street in Lafayette, Louisiana. He was pronounced dead at the scene, and the shooting prompted an investigation that led police to two teenage suspects.

Authorities arrested 17-year-old D’ivion A. Francis and 19-year-old Rontralon Joseph; both were initially booked on first-degree murder charges. Reports show the charges were at one point reduced to manslaughter, but a grand jury later indicted both Francis and Joseph on murder. In November 2020 Rontralon Joseph was mistakenly released after posting a $5,000 bond on other charges; that clerical error reportedly did not account for the first-degree murder charge, and Joseph was free for two days before a new warrant was issued and his location became unknown to law enforcement.

The final outcomes of the legal proceedings for Francis and Joseph are not clear from available reports. Does anyone have confirmed updates or information about this case or Tiage’s family?