Anthony Brian Thomas, 34, of Jeanerette, Louisiana, was fatally shot in New Iberia on the evening of December 22, 2025. The shooting occurred in the 500 block of Johnston Street; officers responded to reports of shots fired near South Hopkins and Johnston streets shortly after 7:30 p.m. and found Thomas lying in the roadway. He was pronounced dead at the scene and family and witnesses identified him to police.

The New Iberia Police Department opened an active investigation into the fatal shooting. No suspect information has been released and investigators are asking anyone with information to contact Iberia Crime Stoppers; tips can be submitted anonymously.

If anyone saw activity in the area that evening or knew Thomas’s movements that night, please contact Iberia Crime Stoppers with any information.