Earl Moore, 25, was fatally shot on March 30, 2017, at the Red River Estate Apartments in Coushatta, Louisiana after a dispute. Witnesses said two men arrived in a truck, confronted Moore, and following a brief verbal exchange one of the men opened fire. Moore was taken to Christus Coushatta hospital in a private vehicle but died from his injuries. Relatives said the altercation grew out of accusations that Moore had stolen a gun and money; his mother said he was unarmed during the encounter.

Police arrested Carrel and Daniel Waites the same day as the shooting. Daniel Waites was charged with second-degree murder and his father, Carrel Waites, was charged as a principal to second-degree murder. In September 2020 Daniel Waites, then 37, pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of manslaughter as part of a plea agreement that included a prospective 20 to 40 year sentence; his sentencing hearing was set for November and was to include victim impact statements from Moore’s family. At the time of that plea, Carrel Waites was reportedly free on a one-million-dollar cash bond while awaiting his own trial.

Are there details about the confrontation at the apartment complex or witnesses who saw the truck that could help clarify what happened?