Irving Lumpkin III, 22, was found dead from a gunshot wound in the parking lot of Elora Place Apartments on Kaliste Saloom Road in Lafayette in the early morning of March 25, 2026. Lafayette Police officers arrived after reports of a shooting at about 6:30 a.m.; Lumpkin was pronounced dead at the scene and the death is being investigated as a homicide.

Family and friends in Franklin remembered him as Trey, a loving father to his son Irving Lumpkin IV and a jokester who drew people to him. A balloon release was held in his hometown as loved ones mourned.

No suspects or arrests have been publicly identified and the Lafayette Police Department continues to investigate. Anyone with information is asked to contact the department or Lafayette Crime Stoppers. Did anyone in the community see or hear anything that morning?