Faycal Niazy Elhelou, 62, was shot and killed on September 25, 2016, after a confrontation on a rural stretch of LA Highway 103 in the Prairie Ronde area of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. The dispute began over a boat Elhelou had sold and escalated into an armed encounter during which both he and another man displayed firearms; the confrontation ended with Elhelou fatally shot. Landry Parish man and said investigators described the case as under investigation with no arrests announced at that time.

Obituaries and funeral notices described Elhelou as having roots in Lebanon and as a local business owner involved in auto parts and repair who was part of the community in Acadiana; services and burial took place in Lafayette. No arrest, named suspect, charge, trial, or conviction is documented in the reporting cited immediately after the killing.

If anyone knew Faycal Elhelou or witnessed the September 25, 2016 confrontation, can you share information that might help clarify what happened?