DeQuincy Jones, a 36-year-old man who lived in Minden, Louisiana, was found with a single gunshot wound to the head in the parking lot of the Hillside Apartments on Industrial Drive shortly after 10:30 p.m. on October 9, 2024. A firearm was found near his feet, and the scene initially suggested suicide, but detectives treated the death as a homicide. An autopsy showed the fatal bullet was a different caliber than the weapon at the scene.

Investigators say Jones had arranged to meet someone from Shreveport to buy a firearm and believe the meeting was a setup for a robbery. Witness statements and surveillance footage pointed to 23-year-old Michael Kingston of Shreveport as the primary suspect; a warrant was issued and Kingston was arrested in Shreveport and transferred to Minden to face charges. He has been charged with first-degree murder, armed robbery, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Does anyone in the area remember the meeting or saw Jones the night of October 9?