On the evening of September 13, 2025, 27-year-old Jaray Washington was fatally shot at the Sycamore Apartments on Sycamore Street in Baton Rouge after trying to de-escalate a heated argument. Emergency responders arrived about 7:43 p.m.; Washington was taken to a hospital but died of his wounds.

Baton Rouge Police opened a homicide investigation and identified Trevionte Dequone Simpson as the primary suspect. An arrest warrant was issued, and on September 18, 2025 detectives located and arrested Trevionte Simpson. He was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on charges that include Second Degree Murder, Illegal Use of Weapons, and being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm.

Who in the community might have witnessed the argument at Sycamore Apartments or seen Jaray Washington that night?