Marquis Thomas was 26 when he was shot and killed outside a home in Marrero, Louisiana, on the evening of October 8, 2014. He was with his grandmother when gunfire erupted; Thomas pushed her out of the line of fire and was fatally wounded while she escaped injury. Emergency responders attended but Thomas’s wounds proved fatal.

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office opened a homicide investigation. No motive or suspects were publicly identified at the time, and no public announcement of arrests has been made. Family and neighbors remembered Thomas as caring, and his death left unanswered questions in the community.

If anyone knew Marquis, saw what happened that night, or has information that could help the investigation, please come forward.