Jeremy Jamal Jay Ware, 29, was fatally shot in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on Friday, September 13, 2024. The shooting prompted an immediate investigation by the Lake Charles Police Department, which in the days after the killing identified a person of interest and said it was actively searching for an individual in connection with the first-degree murder.

Details released so far describe Ware as a local resident who died from gunshot wounds that day; further information about motive, the circumstances leading up to the shooting, or whether anyone has been arrested was not provided. The loss left a family grieving and the community awaiting more information as the investigation continued.

If anyone in Lake Charles has information about Jeremy Ware’s movements on September 13, 2024, or about the person the department was searching for, please share what you know with the Lake Charles Police Department.