On the evening of September 24, 2017, 10-year-old Jaylyn Citizen, a Black male, was shot and killed inside his family home on North Shattuck Street in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The shooting happened around 8:02 p.m.; Jaylyn was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead by 8:31 p.m. His 17-year-old brother was also shot, transported to a Lafayette hospital for surgery and reported in stable condition.

Three days later authorities arrested 50-year-old Felton Thompson at a New Orleans hotel. Thompson, described by police as a career criminal, had been on parole after serving 24 years of a 99-year sentence for armed robbery and other offenses. He was extradited to Lake Charles and charged with first-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping, armed robbery and attempted armed robbery with a firearm. In April 2018 Thompson pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and prosecutors said they would seek the death penalty; he was held at the Calcasieu Correctional Center on a $330,000 bond.

Does anyone have information about Jaylyn, his family, or the events that night that could help clarify what led to this attack?