Alfred Joseph Hill Jr., 31, was found dead from a gunshot wound to the head on Friday, November 18, 2016, at the rear of an apartment complex on the 4200 block of Lac Couture Drive in Harvey, Louisiana. Known as A.J., Hill was from Franklin, Louisiana, born July 8, 1985. A West St. Mary High School graduate, he trained in cosmetology at Camelot University and Delgado Community College, ran his own barber business Fresh Cutts, and gave free haircuts to boys at back-to-school events. He had talked about expanding into a food truck business before his death.

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office identified several people believed connected to the killing. Michael Adams, 32, was arrested and booked with first-degree murder and felony possession of a firearm. Jerryco Johnson, 21, was arrested on a charge of principal to first-degree murder, and detectives named 23-year-old Charles Johnson of Gretna as a suspect. No motive was released publicly. Did anyone in the community know A.J. or have information that could help clarify what happened?