Jonathan Joseph Besson, 29, was found dead in his apartment on South Sherwood Forest Boulevard in Baton Rouge on the morning of June 5, 2017. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office determined the death was a homicide from a gunshot wound to the chest.

Events that day began when Besson’s roommate was carjacked and robbed after giving two men, identified as brothers Jamarcus Tate and Donte Tate, a ride. The roommate was taken to North Baton Rouge, where a third man, Cardale Linson, joined them; the three men allegedly assaulted and robbed the roommate, tied him up, and forced him into the trunk of his car. The roommate escaped, reported the crime to Baton Rouge police, and warned deputies that the suspects had taken his apartment keys, prompting a welfare check that led to Besson’s body being found.

Authorities later located and arrested 22-year-old Cardale Linson and 25-year-old Jamarcus Tate in the stolen vehicle on North Foster Drive; Donte Tate, 22, was identified and sought in connection with the homicide. The investigation indicated robbery as the apparent motive.

Did anyone in Baton Rouge know Jonathan or have information about the incident that could help clarify what happened?