On the late afternoon of Sunday, October 23, 2016, 37-year-old John Paul Batiste of Arnaudville was found in the roadway in the 100 block of Philomine Street in Lafayette, Louisiana, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to a local hospital and later died of his injuries.

Investigators identified a suspect in the days after the shooting as 17-year-old Brian Keith Harris of Lafayette; Harris later turned himself in. Another man, Kirt Favors, was sought for questioning, though his role remained part of the ongoing investigation. In February 2017 a grand jury indicted Brian Keith Harris, who by then was 18, on one count of second-degree murder; he was held with bond set at $500,000.

If anyone knew John Paul Batiste or has information about the events on Philomine Street that afternoon, please share what you know.