Derick Askins, 27, was fatally shot at a Thanksgiving Day gathering in Plaquemine, Louisiana, in 2015. According to witnesses, an argument began when Jerome Gray approached Askins believing Askins was romantically involved with Gray’s girlfriend. The confrontation escalated: Gray reportedly struck Askins and then shot him in the chest. The single gunshot killed Askins.

Police investigated and arrested Jerome Gray in Baton Rouge. The case went to trial in Iberville Parish; a jury convicted Gray of second-degree murder and of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, noting he had a prior second-degree battery conviction. Gray faced the statutory penalties for those convictions.

If anyone at the Thanksgiving gathering or who knew Askins has additional information about the sequence of events that night, please share what is known.