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On the night of June 14, 2019, a vehicle crash in the 1900 block of 5th Street in Lake Charles, Louisiana, turned out to be a double homicide. Inside the car police found 28-year-old Donovan Citizen and 16-year-old Zachary Reed, both suffering fatal gunshot wounds.

Donovan Citizen was a Lake Charles resident, born November 19, 1990. He was a father of four, engaged to be married, attended LaGrange High School and earned a GED in 2015. He enjoyed basketball and music and was described as close to his family, which includes his mother, father, brother and sister.

The Lake Charles Police Department opened a homicide investigation and asked the public for information. Initial reports said the probe was in its early stages and ongoing; no arrests or identified suspects were announced in those reports. If anyone has information about that night or the events leading to the crash and shootings, please share what is known with investigators.