On the night of August 17, 2010, 18-year-old Jarquis Adams and his two brothers, Jeremiah, 20, and 13-year-old Jean, were shot dead as they pulled into a driveway on Keatchie Marshall Road in Keithville, Louisiana. Jarquis was hit by initial gunfire and later shot again; he sustained two gunshot wounds, including a fatal close-range wound to the forehead. Jeremiah was shot seven times and Jean five times.

The residence belonged to the girlfriend of 33-year-old Marcus Donte Reed, who reportedly believed, without evidence, that the Adams brothers had burglarized the home and taken a video game system. Eyewitnesses said Reed emerged from nearby woods with an assault-style weapon, opened fire on the brothers as they exited their Chevrolet Malibu, then circled the vehicle and shot into it. Reed allegedly ordered two witnesses to dispose of the bodies; Jarquis’s body was placed in the car trunk before those witnesses fled.

Reed was arrested, charged with three counts of first-degree murder, convicted, and sentenced to death, with the Louisiana Supreme Court affirming the conviction and sentence. Anyone who knew Jarquis or has information about the case is asked to come forward.