Samuel Miley was a 15-year-old from Lafayette who was shot and killed on the afternoon of July 31, 2026, in the 200 block of Sherwood Drive. Police were called about 4:21 p.m.; officers found Miley with multiple gunshot wounds and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Lafayette Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division processed the scene, collected evidence and interviewed potential witnesses but did not publicly disclose a motive or a detailed account of what led to the shooting.

Investigators initially arrested an unnamed juvenile on August 3 on a count of second-degree murder but released that juvenile within hours after determining they were not involved and recalling the arrest warrant. The next day Lafayette police arrested Nicholas Williams of Lafayette and booked him on one count of second-degree murder; authorities said he was connected to the July 31 shooting but did not describe the evidence, a motive, an alleged confrontation, or identify a weapon. Williams remained charged and the investigation was described as active. Anyone with information about what happened on Sherwood Drive is asked to contact Lafayette police or Lafayette Crime Stoppers.