LaShan Lacey, 41, was found shot to death inside her home on Cordoba Drive in Zachary, Louisiana, on Saturday, July 20, 2019. Deputies from the East Feliciana Sheriff’s Office responded around 4:30 p.m. and authorities quickly classified the death as a homicide tied to domestic violence.

Investigators identified 35-year-old Ernest Howard, a former partner of Lacey’s, and located him within about four hours of the initial report. During questioning Howard confessed to shooting Lacey following an altercation. Lacey is remembered as a devoted mother to three children and a registered nurse who worked in the mental health field.

If anyone knew LaShan, her whereabouts on July 20, 2019, or has information about the events that led to that afternoon’s altercation, please come forward.