On Christmas Eve 2018 a large post‑Festival of the Bonfires gathering outside the Neighborhood Lounge on Main Street in Lutcher, Louisiana, was shattered by gunfire at about 11:30 p.m. Four people were struck in the shooting. Deidrick Paul Green Jr., 23, of Convent, was critically injured, taken to a hospital, and later died. A 20‑year‑old, Thaddeus Watis, was pronounced dead at the scene. A 25‑year‑old man and a 15‑year‑old boy were also wounded and survived.

The St. James Parish Sheriff’s Office said the scene was chaotic, with hundreds present, and investigators initially pointed to a local rivalry as a possible motive. Green’s survivors include his parents, a daughter, and several siblings. In the weeks afterward authorities identified two suspects: 24‑year‑old Tyquan Twendell Williams, arrested January 9, 2019, on a second‑degree murder charge, and 21‑year‑old Jermain Lee Lewis Jr., for whom a warrant was issued and who was later apprehended in Baton Rouge; he was also charged with second‑degree murder.

If anyone who attended the post‑festival gathering or who knew Deidrick or the others has information that could help, please come forward.