A pre-dawn double shooting in Old Jefferson turned fatal on Sunday, October 27, 2024. Around 3:30 a.m. in the 300 block of Brooklyn Avenue deputies found two men shot inside a residence. Malik Veal, 28, a Black man whose last known address was in New Orleans, was killed and later identified by the Jefferson Parish Coroner’s Office. A 54-year-old man was seriously wounded and taken to a local hospital.

Investigators identified and arrested 35-year-old Justin Winfield later that same day. He was booked on one count of first-degree murder for Malik Veal’s death and one count of attempted first-degree murder for the injured man. By the following Monday the surviving victim was reported in stable condition and the matter had moved into the judicial system for prosecution.

If anyone knew Malik Veal, lived nearby, or has information about what happened that morning, please share what you know.