On the evening of May 29, 2018, 4-year-old Cali Mack and her 29-year-old father, Cameron Mack, were fatally shot outside their second-floor apartment in the 100 block of Joe Parquet Circle in LaPlace, Louisiana. Cameron was carrying his daughter and a bag of groceries up the stairs when a gunman emerged and opened fire. Emergency responders arrived about 8:56 p.m.; a deputy drove Cali to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced dead shortly after arrival, and Cameron was airlifted to University Medical Center in New Orleans but died later that night.

Investigators determined Cameron was the intended target and said he may have been involved in a confrontation the prior weekend; Cameron spoke briefly with detectives before he died, though details of that conversation have not been released. Authorities described a single suspect as a Black man and offered a reward for information leading to an arrest. The killings devastated the local community and left questions about motive and the shooter’s identity.

If anyone has information about that night or the person responsible, please contact the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office.