On the early morning of April 3, 2005, Ivy Chauard Don Smith was one of three young Black men killed in a brazen shooting in Baton Rouge. Smith, who had turned 25 that day, was riding with 26-year-old Kevin Kel-boo Ace Henderson and 23-year-old Joshua Earl Thomas after leaving Club Shenanigan’s. An altercation at the club is believed to have triggered the violence that followed.

While traveling, another car pulled alongside their vehicle and opened fire. Their car was later found crashed into a bank pillar on Sherwood Forest Boulevard; a uniformed patrol officer discovered the scene. Kenya Jarmon, Smith’s sister, who had been at the club earlier, attempted CPR but Smith and Henderson were pronounced dead at the scene. Thomas was taken to a hospital and died two days later.

No arrests have been announced and the suspects remain unidentified. Does anyone have information about that night or remember seeing the vehicles involved on Sherwood Forest Boulevard?