On a Tuesday evening in May 2018, 29-year-old Cameron Mack was returning to his LaPlace, Louisiana, apartment with his 4-year-old daughter, Cali, when a gunman emerged from the darkness as they climbed the stairs at their home in the 100 block of Joe Parquet Circle and opened fire. Both Cameron and his daughter were struck. A deputy transported Cali to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead. Cameron was airlifted to University Medical Center in New Orleans; he initially spoke with detectives but died later that night.

Investigators from the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office believe Cameron was the intended target. Authorities noted Cameron had been involved in a confrontation the weekend before the shooting and were exploring a possible connection. Surveillance footage released by the Sheriff’s Office shows a Black male in a light-colored shirt and dark shorts running from the scene around the time of the attack. A reward for information leading to an arrest was offered and later increased, but no arrests have been announced and the shooter remains at large.

Did anyone in the LaPlace area recognize the man in the surveillance footage or have information about the confrontation the weekend before the shooting?