Joseph Bargeman Jr., 24, was shot to death in Lafayette, Louisiana, on April 3, 2025. Officers responded to the 800 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive at about 11:25 p.m. after reports of a shooting in progress and found Bargeman with multiple gunshot wounds. He was described as a man with a passion for boxing.

Investigators initially had no named suspects while they processed the scene and sought public help. On April 9, 2025, police announced the arrest of 24-year-old Derrick Arceneaux of Lafayette; he was booked into the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center and charged with second-degree murder and held without bond. The motive for the shooting has not been released.

If anyone in Lafayette has information about Bargeman’s final hours or witnessed activity on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive that night, please share what you know.