On January 8, 2018, 29-year-old Idrick Brister was found outside his New Orleans East home with two gunshot wounds to the head. The discovery came after a 911 call placed by his fiancée, Jontrice Mims, at about 6:30 a.m. Investigators say the inquiry quickly focused on Mims’ ex-boyfriend, Christopher Alexander, and determined jealousy over the prior relationship as the apparent motive.

Prosecutors relied on multiple lines of evidence: social media messages showing Alexander’s anger, digital forensic findings from his phone that included a deleted taxi request to a location near the scene and a gap in activity around the shooting, and a muddy footprint in a nearby alley suggesting an approach intended to avoid exterior cameras. Alexander initially denied involvement during questioning but later confessed, and also made a videotaped confession to his mother; those confessions were later suppressed by the Louisiana Supreme Court for Miranda violations.

Three .45 caliber shell casings indicated a semi-automatic firearm was used, but the weapon was never recovered. Does anyone have information about Brister, his routine in New Orleans East, or details that could shed further light on the case?