On July 17, 2017, at about 3:34 a.m., 31-year-old Gary O’Brien was shot and killed in his home on North Simmons Street in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Three armed men wearing dark clothing and with their faces obscured forced entry and confronted O’Brien during what police say was an attempted robbery. O’Brien, known by the nickname G-Money and identified in the investigation as someone who sold drugs, refused the intruders’ demands and was fatally shot; the suspects then fled on foot.

The Lake Charles Police Department arrested two men the evening of the murder: 20-year-old Justin D. Landry, charged with first-degree murder, and 18-year-old Jermyre J. Bowers, charged with obstruction of justice for allegedly giving false information. A 16-year-old, identified as Justin Ned, was also sought on charges including principal to first-degree murder and multiple counts of armed robbery. Subsequent prosecutions resulted in convictions and guilty pleas related to the robbery and shooting.

Did anyone in Lake Charles know Gary O’Brien as G-Money or see anything in that neighborhood the morning of July 17, 2017?