Donald Stoney Boatman was 26 when he was shot to death on the evening of July 1, 2016, in New Iberia, Louisiana. He was a passenger in a white Lincoln when multiple gunmen opened fire on the vehicle; Boatman died and the driver was wounded. Investigators said the attack appeared tied to a violent feud between rival gangs and was viewed as a continuation of a drive-by shooting allegedly involving Boatman weeks earlier.

Detectives concluded the driver had been shot by Boatman from the passenger seat before the attackers fired into the car. When officers arrived on Anderson Street they found the gun and shell casings missing, and they reported evidence the scene had been tampered with. Witnesses were reportedly reluctant to speak because of fear of retaliation, and no suspects were publicly named in the immediate aftermath.

The Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office asked the public for help as investigators worked leads amid community fear. If anyone knew Donald Stoney Boatman or has information about the shooting, please come forward.