Howard C. Jones, 34, of Sulphur, Louisiana, was killed in the early hours of December 21, 2018, in the 3400 block of Polk Street in Lake Charles. According to authorities, Jones had arranged to meet two men for a drug transaction; an argument broke out and, as Jones tried to leave, the two men followed him and opened fire. He was taken to a local hospital and died of his injuries.

Lake Charles police identified two suspects within days: 33-year-old Julius Obrian Lambert and 35-year-old Byron Jermane Hanchett, both of Lake Charles. SWAT officers arrested them on the evening of December 26, 2018. Both were charged with second-degree murder; Hanchett also faced a cocaine distribution charge. Bond was set at $400,000 for Lambert and $406,000 for Hanchett.

Are there witnesses or anyone with information about the December 21 meeting on Polk Street who can help the investigation?