Wykiel Provost was 17 when he was critically wounded in a shooting at the Ile Des Cannes Apartments on Sweetbriar Street in Scott, Louisiana, on Sunday, April 19, 2026. He was identified as an Acadiana High School student who also attended the W.D. & Mary Baker Smith Career Center. He was taken to hospital and later died of a gunshot wound, the Lafayette Parish Coroner’s Office reported.

The shooting and his death prompted grief across the school community; Lafayette Parish School System issued a statement and additional counseling support was provided for students and staff. Local officials described his death as part of a painful stretch of violence affecting young people from Lafayette Parish.

Available reports did not identify any suspect or suspects and did not report any arrests, charges, court proceedings, or convictions tied to his death. If anyone has information about the shooting at Ile Des Cannes Apartments on April 19, please come forward to authorities.