Daz Alexis, a 19-year-old man from New Orleans, was found dead in Marrero on November 19, 2017. His body was discovered in an open field in the 6100 block of 4th Avenue with a fatal gunshot wound to the head. Investigators determined the shooting occurred the day before, November 18, 2017, while Alexis and an acquaintance sat together in Alexis’s car.

Authorities identified 21-year-old Brandon Martin as the person who shot Alexis. Martin reportedly drove the victim’s body to a field near Johnny Jacobs Playground and abandoned the car elsewhere in Marrero. He later turned himself in to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office and was arrested. Martin was charged with second-degree murder; investigators say he disposed of the murder weapon and car keys in a drainage canal and burned the clothing he wore, leading to an additional obstruction of justice charge.

A jury found Brandon Martin guilty of second-degree murder and obstruction of justice, and he was sentenced to life plus 20 years. If anyone knew Daz Alexis or has information about what happened that night, please share what you can.