Philip Ray Baker III, known as NuNu, was 18 when he was shot dead in Houma, Louisiana, on the evening of January 27, 2019. A dispute over roughly ten dollars tied to a small drug debt escalated during an argument with a 19-year-old acquaintance in a park; a gun was introduced and Baker suffered multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to a local hospital but did not survive, dying twenty-five days before his nineteenth birthday.

The Houma Police Department identified and arrested the 19-year-old friend who fired the fatal shots; that individual was charged with murder. Investigators also say two other people supplied the firearm, and a second suspect was taken into custody in connection with the homicide, though reports are less clear about that person’s exact charges or identity.

Does anyone have information about the events in Houma on January 27, 2019, or about Philip’s life and connections that could help clarify what happened?