On the night of January 27, 2025, a widespread power outage left much of Church Point, Louisiana, in darkness. During that blackout 39-year-old Eric St. Julien was fatally shot near the intersection of Kelley Street and Sunrise Street, not far from his home. With no streetlights or functioning security cameras, initial canvassing produced few leads; investigators later recovered multiple bullet casings and determined St. Julien had been shot five times and died at the scene.

Weeks after the shooting, authorities arrested 23-year-old Joseph Casey Wilridge Jr., a convicted felon on probation, charging him with second-degree murder and possession of a firearm as a felon. Police said the outage was not believed to be a direct cause of the crime and described the investigation as ongoing, with further arrests possible.

Does anyone in Church Point have information about activity on Kelley Street or Sunrise Street that night?