On the morning of November 12, 2017, a verbal dispute in Holden, Louisiana, ended with Randy Favaron, a 39-year-old Caucasian man, shot in the torso. The Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office responded to a call on Lakeview Drive shortly after 10 a.m.; Favaron was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead.

Investigators quickly identified a suspect. James Smith III, 39, of Baton Rouge, was taken into custody and booked into the Livingston Parish Detention Center. He was charged with second-degree murder in connection with Favaron’s death and with illegal possession of a firearm by a felon.

If anyone witnessed the incident or has information about the argument on Lakeview Drive that morning, please share what is known.