In the early morning hours of August 11, 2025, deputies on Bennett Road in Amite, Louisiana, found a gray Dodge pickup in a ditch and the body of 37-year-old Cardell Buckhanan of Roseland. What was first reported as a single-vehicle crash was reclassified when investigators determined Buckhanan had sustained at least one gunshot wound.

The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office leads the homicide investigation. Sheriff Gerald Sticker publicly appealed for anyone who saw or heard anything unusual near Bennett Road to come forward. A cash reward is being offered for information that leads to an arrest and conviction, and tips can be submitted anonymously through Crime Stoppers.

No arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified. Does anyone who lived near Bennett Road in August 2025 recall seeing a gray Dodge pickup or anything suspicious that night?