Orkinus Hicks was 38 and a resident of Monroe, Louisiana, when he was shot and killed on the evening of January 12, 2017. The Monroe Police Department treated the death as a homicide and launched an investigation into the shooting.

By early February investigators reported a significant lead and on February 3, 2017, the department said it was actively searching for a suspect in connection with Hicks’s killing. Beyond that announcement, public details about the suspect’s identity or whether an arrest was made are sparse, and the case narrative remains open-ended.

If anyone knew Orkinus Hicks, was in Monroe the week of January 12, 2017, or has information about the search for the suspect, please share what is known.