Joseph Conrad Morris was 22 when he was fatally shot in the head on July 10, 2019, in Monroe, Louisiana. He loved sports and animals and had hoped to become a herpetologist. The shooting occurred after a night of drinking; Morris was seated in the driver’s seat of a truck belonging to a longtime friend, Samuel Caleb Parker, who was also 22. Two women were with them in the group. Parker, described as intoxicated and agitated and reported to have a history of substance abuse, used a Taurus 9 mm handgun to shoot Morris in the parking lot of a convenience store.

Samuel Caleb Parker was arrested and initially charged with second-degree murder in connection with Morris’s death. If anyone knew Joseph, his circle of friends, or was in Monroe that night and has information that could clarify what happened, please share what is known.