Tremell Tumblin was fatally shot at his home on Lewis Street in Baton Rouge on the night of April 18, 2019. He was 20 years old. The shooting happened at about 11:21 p.m. after an argument between Tumblin and another individual; the assailant fled on foot before police arrived. Officers found Tumblin deceased at the scene.

The Baton Rouge Police Department initially described the shooter as unknown and asked anyone with information to contact the Violent Crimes Unit. On May 7, 2019, police arrested 18-year-old Letroyed Strowder; he was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison and charged with first-degree murder and armed robbery in connection with Tumblin’s death.

Anyone who knew Tumblin, witnessed the April 18 incident, or has information about what happened that night is asked to come forward to investigators.