A late-night argument over a movie ended with the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Tiffany Thomas in New Orleans. On January 31, 2017, Thomas, a certified nursing assistant and mother of two, was shot and killed around 11:30 p.m. in the 7100 block of West Laverne Street in New Orleans East. A friend was also wounded in the same incident and survived.

The dispute reportedly began after a bet about the ending of a crime thriller with 27-year-old Leo Dorsey. After Dorsey lost the bet, an argument escalated and he produced a firearm and shot both women. Thomas was pronounced dead at the scene. The New Orleans Police Department identified Dorsey as the primary suspect and arrested him eight days later at a Canal Street restaurant.

Dorsey was later convicted by a jury in November 2018 of second-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, obstruction of justice, and being a felon in possession of a firearm and received a mandatory life sentence for the murder conviction. An appeal subsequently overturned the murder and attempted-murder convictions because the jury verdicts were not unanimous, and the case was returned to district court for further proceedings.

Did anyone know Tiffany, her routines in New Orleans East, or have information about the night of January 31, 2017?