On the morning of Sunday, October 20, 2024, in a parking lot on Greenwell Springs Road in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 35-year-old Dexter Lakoye Cormier Jr. was waiting for food at a tent when gunfire broke out. Cormier was one of six people struck; he was taken to a local hospital and later died of his injuries. A native of Baton Rouge who lived in Fort Worth, Texas, he was a self-employed entrepreneur, the primary caregiver for his father, and left behind two children and a fiancée.

Officers on scene took two individuals into custody shortly after the shooting. Authorities arrested 24-year-old Michael Robinson and 30-year-old Tyrelle Hamilton. Robinson was charged with first-degree murder, five counts of attempted first-degree murder, and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm; Hamilton was charged with obstruction of justice. Law enforcement said Robinson admitted firing into the crowd and said he began shooting after hearing another gunshot; later court filings listed Robinson’s charges as second-degree murder and five counts of attempted murder when his trial reached jury selection and opening statements in January 2026.

Does anyone have information about that night, or remember seeing activity in the Greenwell Springs Road parking lot before or after the shooting?