Xavier Montrail Thomas, 18, was found fatally shot on the porch of a vacant house in Shreveport, Louisiana, on November 21, 2018. Emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene; the wound was a gunshot to his upper body.

Family and friends remembered him as Zay and held a candlelight vigil where red and white balloons were released in his honor.

Anyone with information about what happened that November evening is asked to contact the Shreveport Police Department so Xavier’s family and community might get answers.