William Guillard was 26 when a shooting at his South 16th Street home in Baton Rouge on January 2, 2019 left him mortally wounded. He was taken to a local hospital after the approximately 4:29 p.m. incident and died of his injuries on January 4, 2019, at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital. Known as a fun-loving young man who always smiled, he graduated from Apostolic Lighthouse Academy and worked in carpentry and home renovation from his teens. He was an organ donor whose gift saved three lives.

The Baton Rouge Police Department investigated the homicide and identified a suspect; an arrest warrant was issued for 22-year-old Malik Prestly on a charge of second-degree murder. Anyone with information on Prestly’s whereabouts was asked to contact the Violent Crimes Unit or Crime Stoppers.