Tellmell Leon Lyons Jr. was 21 when he was shot and killed in Shreveport’s Cedar Grove neighborhood on the evening of Thursday, January 12, 2017. Emergency personnel found him with at least one gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene and later identified by the Caddo Parish Coroner’s Office. Shreveport Police patrol officers secured the area and began the initial investigation.

Authorities appealed to the public in the days after the shooting for information to develop leads and identify persons of interest, but the case later cooled. No arrests or suspects have been publicly named, and the homicide remains unsolved. If anyone knew Tellmell, saw activity in Cedar Grove that night, or has information that could help move this case forward, please come forward.