Samuel Henderson Jr., 36, was found dead from an apparent gunshot wound on September 3, 2024, in the 2600 block of Overton Street in Alexandria, Louisiana. Officers arrived at about 11:11 PM after a report of an unresponsive person; the Alexandria Police Detective Division classified the death as a homicide and opened an investigation.

Details about the shooting have been scarce. An obituary gives his full name as Samuel John Henderson Jr., born February 21, 1988, and notes funeral services at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church with burial at Sunrise Cemetery.

If anyone in the Alexandria area has information about that night or saw something on Overton Street around 11:11 PM on September 3, 2024, please contact the Alexandria Police Department.