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A family argument in Natchitoches, Louisiana, turned deadly on the morning of March 5, 2016. Police responding to a shooting on Scoot Loop found 39-year-old Marlon Ray Rachal Sr. inside the home with multiple gunshot wounds. Detectives identified the suspect as his son, 19-year-old Marlon Ray Rachal II, who surrendered to the Natchitoches Police Department later that afternoon and was arrested without incident.

Investigators say the confrontation began as a verbal dispute over a pair of speakers and escalated into a physical fight before the younger Rachal fatally shot his father. He was charged with second-degree murder and indicted on April 15, 2016, initially pleading not guilty; later developments in the case include a change of plea, sentencing, and an appeal.

Did anyone in the Natchitoches community know the Rachal family or witness events at the Scoot Loop residence around March 5, 2016?