Brandi Ayers, 24, was fatally shot in her Baton Rouge apartment in April 2017 after an argument with a man identified as Courtland Owens. Ayers’s roommate and an infant were in the apartment when the shooting occurred; the roommate told detectives that Owens was holding a gun immediately after the shot was fired. Court records revealed prior charges against Owens for domestic abuse and assault involving Ayers, establishing a documented history of domestic violence between them.

Initial charges in the case included second-degree murder against Courtland Owens. The timeline of events in April 2017, the presence of an infant, and the prior domestic-abuse filings raise questions about what led to the fatal escalation and what witnesses in the apartment observed. Can anyone who knew Brandi or who has information about that night contact investigators?