In the early morning hours of November 9, 2015, 39-year-old Burnell Perrilloux Jr. answered a knock at his home on the 400 block of Orange Loop in LaPlace, Louisiana. Two people were at the door and a verbal argument broke out that escalated quickly; a single gunshot was fired and deputies arriving at about 4:32 a.m. found Perrilloux inside with a gunshot wound. He was taken to a local hospital and later pronounced dead.

Investigators determined two perpetrators were involved and that they fled the scene after the shooting. One detail that stands out is the early-hour knock that led to the confrontation — who might have been expected at Perrilloux’s door that night?

If anyone in LaPlace remembers unusual activity on Orange Loop that morning or has information about visitors to Perrilloux’s residence, please contact the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office.