DeLanzo Veal, 48, was shot and killed during a birthday party in Beaver, Louisiana, on June 23, 2018. Perkins reportedly fired three shots, hitting Veal twice in the chest and once in the arm; Veal was taken to Oakdale Hospital and pronounced dead.

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested Brandon Perkins and charged him with second-degree murder and aggravated second-degree battery. Veal’s family publicly raised concerns about the investigation, saying it was tainted because a high-ranking sheriff’s office official who handled security at the event was involved in the inquiry and that potential evidence, including fingerprints or DNA on a shell casing, may not have been handled properly. The sole eyewitness who said he saw Perkins shoot Veal, Jonas Vigers, was found dead over Labor Day weekend of suspected alcohol poisoning before he could testify.

Does anyone have additional information about the events that night or the investigation into the evidence handling?