On June 29, 2016, Troy Anthony Deroche, 29, was shot and killed in Houma, Louisiana. Deroche was a married father of three daughters and a lifelong Houma resident described as someone who loved family, fishing and music. He was a passenger in a car driven by Roderick Smith when an 18-year-old back-seat passenger, Michael Diggs, opened fire in a parking lot on Thomas Drive. The initial shots killed 23-year-old John Darjean. As the driver attempted to flee, Diggs exited the vehicle and shot both the driver and Deroche; Deroche died of multiple gunshot wounds and Smith was wounded.

The investigation led to Diggs, who was arrested in Calcasieu Parish and charged in connection with the shootings. In September 2018 a jury convicted Diggs, then 20, of two counts of first-degree murder and four counts of attempted first-degree murder; the convictions carry a mandatory life sentence without parole. Deroche’s mother said there could be no true justice because her son was gone and that Diggs showed no remorse.

If anyone knew Troy, the circumstances that night, or has information about those involved, please share what is known.