Colt Rivet was 26 when he was shot during a drug transaction in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on the evening of Friday, January 2, 2009. Rivet, described as being from Plaquemine, was taken to a local hospital after the shooting but died of his wound. The Baton Rouge Police Department opened a homicide investigation into the incident.

Investigators focused on a person of interest identified as Carlos Heard. In the days after the shooting, Heard surrendered to authorities and was charged with Rivet’s murder; the shooting was believed to be tied to the drug deal that had gone wrong.

If anyone knew Colt, witnessed the January 2nd transaction, or has information about what happened that night, please come forward.