Alphonson Lawrence, a 52-year-old Black man, was shot and killed in the Cedar Grove neighborhood of Shreveport, Louisiana, on May 24, 2015. The Shreveport Police Department identified Lawrence as the deceased and opened a homicide investigation following the Sunday evening shooting.

The motive and circumstances that led to the shooting have not been disclosed, and there have been no later updates about persons of interest, charges, or the investigation’s status.

Anyone who knew Alphonson Lawrence or who has information about the Cedar Grove shooting is urged to come forward.