Tavian Anthony Young, 20, was fatally shot in Abbeville, Louisiana, on the evening of Friday, April 18, 2025. Around 10:08 p.m., calls reported gunfire near the 700 block of South Guegnon Street. Young was driving a tan 2012 Chevrolet Tahoe northbound with a female passenger and a three-year-old child when an unknown person or persons fired multiple .223 caliber rounds at the moving vehicle. A single bullet struck Young on the right side below the armpit; the Tahoe then turned east onto Charity Street and crashed into a utility pole in the Landry’s Laundromat parking lot. Officers found Young inside; CPR was attempted but he was pronounced dead at the scene by the Deputy Coroner.

A female passenger was also struck, suffered a gunshot wound to the head, and was located on Prairie Avenue before being taken to a local hospital in stable condition. The toddler was uninjured and later picked up by a family member. The Abbeville Police Department opened an active homicide investigation and has asked the public for information. No arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced. Does anyone have information about activity in the 700 block of South Guegnon Street or the area that night?