Jermaine Joseph Pierre Jr. was 21 when he was killed in a shooting in Marksville, Louisiana, in the early hours of Mother’s Day, May 11, 2025. The shooting occurred about 2:00 a.m. outside TJ’s Lounge on Spring Bayou Road, where witnesses reported hearing automatic gunfire.

His mother confirmed his death and the community responded with shock and sympathy, remembering him as a respectful young man and offering prayers for the family. The Marksville Police Department and the Avoyelles Parish Coroner’s Office declined to release further details about the ongoing investigation.

No public updates on suspect identification or arrests have been reported, and the case remains an unsolved homicide. If anyone was at TJ’s Lounge that night or has information about the shooting, please come forward to help this family find answers.