Dontae Moore was 18 when he was shot and killed in Bastrop, Louisiana, on the afternoon of Friday, February 28, 2014. Deputies from the Morehouse Parish Sheriff’s Office found him in a parking lot with a gunshot wound; he was taken to Morehouse General Hospital and pronounced dead. A 17-year-old, Antonio Moore (not related), was found about a block away with injuries from the same incident and was treated and released the same day.

Funeral services for Dontae Moore were held at the Morehouse Association Building in Bastrop, and he was buried at Jerusalem Cemetery in Mer Rouge. An 18-year-old suspect, Devante Payton, turned himself in later that night and was arrested; he was charged with one count of second-degree murder in connection with Dontae’s death and one count of attempted second-degree murder for the shooting of Antonio Moore.

If anyone knew Dontae, Antonio, or saw activity near Cherry Ridge Road that afternoon, please share information that could help complete the picture of what happened.