Edward James Juicy Ricks, 23, was killed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Monday, December 21, 2009. He was reported dead at about 3:30 p.m. after a close-range shooting that left him struck multiple times; witnesses described him going down under a rapid series of shots. As the shooter departed, the vehicle used to flee was reported to have run over Ricks’s body.

Investigators charged Nathaniel J. Davis III with second-degree murder. Davis said he shot in self-defense, claiming Ricks was robbing him. At trial the jury convicted Davis of manslaughter rather than second-degree murder and the court imposed five years of hard labor. Davis appealed, arguing the evidence did not disprove self-defense; the appellate court upheld the conviction and sentence, citing the testimony about multiple close-range shots and Davis’s conduct after the shooting.

The legal outcome is settled, but the circumstances of that afternoon remain a loss for family and community. If anyone knew Edward Juicy Ricks or witnessed the December 21 events, please share what you remember.