On April 30, 2025, 25-year-old David Turley III, known as Trey, was fatally shot in the parking lot of the Reserve at White Oak Apartments in Baton Rouge. Turley had been visiting someone at the complex when three men approached him and a companion seeking to swap guns. After he refused, one of the men grabbed him and shot him; Turley was taken to a hospital in critical condition and later died. His registered Tan Digger 9mm handgun and the shoes he was wearing were reported stolen. Investigators recovered approximately five spent .45 caliber shell casings at the scene.

East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s detectives arrested five people in connection with the robbery and homicide. Jayshon Smith, Marlon Ross, and Amorian Floyd were charged with first-degree murder and armed robbery and are alleged to have been the three who approached Turley. Antonio and Anthony Floyd were arrested and charged as accessories after the fact to first-degree murder and armed robbery; authorities say they helped the trio change clothes and arranged a getaway car.

Turley’s family described him as a beacon of positivity who worked hard, loved life, and left behind nine siblings. Did anyone in the Baton Rouge area see activity around the Reserve at White Oak Apartments that night or have information about the stolen handgun or shoes?