Chiquita Lumpkin was 37 when she was shot and killed outside her home in Franklin, Louisiana, on September 2, 2019. The rifle recovered by police reportedly had the words ’problem solva’ written on it.

Coleman fled the scene and a police chase along I-10 near Crowley ended with his capture near Welsh. The Franklin Police Department investigated the killing with scientific analysis provided by the Louisiana State Police Criminalistics Laboratory. A vigil for Lumpkin was later held in Pecot Park in Franklin where family and friends gathered.

Coleman was tried for Lumpkin’s murder; a jury found him guilty of second-degree murder and the conviction carries a mandatory life sentence without probation, parole, or a suspended sentence. Does anyone have information about Chiquita’s life in Franklin or memories to share about her?