Jeremy Davis, 25, was shot and killed in his family home on Shirley Lane in Bossier City on June 24, 2016. Officers responded about 10:30 p.m. and found Davis with a gunshot wound to the chest; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Davis lived in the house with his mother and her longtime boyfriend, Jeffery Sanchez Smith.

According to the case, the dispute began over a case of bottled water and escalated into violence. Smith, who considered Davis his stepson, said he shot in defense of Davis’s mother after an attack. Davis’s brother gave a different account, testifying that the argument had been verbal and that Smith pursued Jeremy through the house and shot him as Jeremy ran toward his brother’s room. The weapon was not recovered at the scene and Smith fled briefly before being arrested nearby.

Smith was charged with second-degree murder; a jury convicted him of the lesser offense of manslaughter and he was sentenced to 38 years in prison. The court also heard testimony about a history of domestic abuse involving Smith. Does anyone have information about the night on Shirley Lane or knew Jeremy that could shed light on what happened?