On the evening of December 13, 2018, 23-year-old Robert Griffin, a Black man, was shot near the Texas St. Grocery in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Police responded to a 911 call about 6:50 p.m.; Griffin was found with gunshot wounds, taken to a local medical facility, and later died from his injuries.

The Natchitoches Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division opened a homicide probe and identified a suspect, Tranndon Jerrod Mitchell. Investigators obtained an arrest warrant charging Mitchell with second-degree murder and executed a search warrant at his home; Mitchell was not there during that search. The evening after the shooting, December 14, 2018, Mitchell surrendered to authorities and was arrested and booked on the second-degree murder charge, then held at the Natchitoches Parish Detention Center pending further proceedings.

If anyone has information about Griffin, his movements that night, or the events near Texas St. Grocery, please come forward.