Ernest Samuel Miller, 38, was shot multiple times on the afternoon of November 8, 2017, at the intersection of Mill and Ryan streets in downtown Lake Charles, Louisiana. He suffered two bullet wounds, including one that pierced his back and heart.

Authorities identified Joey Julian of Baton Rouge as the person who shot Miller. Julian and Miller were described as acquaintances. After the shooting Julian fled in a local resident’s vehicle but was stopped and arrested by Louisiana State Police troopers on Interstate 10 just east of the Atchafalaya Basin bridge.

In November 2022, as jury selection for Julian’s trial was beginning, he pleaded guilty to manslaughter; his lawyers said Julian had acted in self-defense. Sentencing was scheduled for March 2023. Did anyone in Lake Charles know Ernest or see what happened that afternoon at Mill and Ryan streets?