Daneka S. Lott was 24 and a mother of four when she was killed on January 17, 2017. A trained cosmetologist who studied at the Aveda Institutes of New Orleans and John Jay, she was driving a Honda Accord on South Laurel Street in Metairie with her boyfriend, Malcolm Wallace, 25, and Wallace’s 16-year-old sister. Corey Woods, 33, rode in the back seat. According to investigators, Woods opened fire aiming at Wallace, then turned the gun on Daneka and the teenager as the girl tried to flee the vehicle. Three people were killed in the attack.

Surveillance video and witness interviews were cited in the investigation that identified Woods as the shooter. If anyone knew Daneka, her family, or has information about the events around South Laurel Street on January 17, 2017, contact the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office with what they remember.