Alfred Webster Hyams, 27, was fatally shot at his apartment on Alaska Street in Baton Rouge in the early morning hours of January 8, 2026. The shooting, reported around 8:32 a.m., followed a domestic-related physical altercation that escalated and left Hyams dead at the scene. The suspect fled before officers arrived; a person of interest was later detained in neighboring Tangipahoa Parish and questioned, but no name or formal charges had been publicly released in the days after the killing.

Hyams was described as a father of two who also cared for five younger siblings after their mother’s death. The case was investigated amid a series of violent incidents in Baton Rouge that month. The investigation remained active and few public details had been released about motive or possible charges.

If anyone has information about the shooting or was in the Alaska Street area that morning, please share what you know.