Herman Harris, 65, was found deceased in his Maringouin, Louisiana, home in late August after a concerned person checked on him for a missed appointment and called authorities. Iberville Parish deputies determined Harris had been shot once and opened a homicide investigation that investigators characterized as a murder-for-hire plot.

Authorities say the inquiry identified four people alleged to be involved. Siblings Rilonda Brooks, 44, and David Brooks Jr., 40, both of Maringouin, were arrested on charges including second-degree murder, solicitation for murder, criminal conspiracy and obstruction of justice, with additional racketeering and witness intimidation counts alleged. A 25-year-old identified as Johnnie Hicks, described as recently released from prison, was arrested in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and charged with second-degree murder, solicitation, conspiracy, aggravated burglary, obstruction and being a felon in possession of a firearm. A fourth person, Javadda Lewis of Mississippi, was reported as wanted and not in custody.

Reports allege Harris’s employers arranged the killing. Who in the community has information about Harris, his work, or the people named in the investigation?