On the evening of Monday, July 29, 2024, shots were reported in the 300 block of Country Run Drive in Broussard, Lafayette Parish. Responding deputies found 39-year-old Cortsy John Cormier fatally wounded by gunfire. The Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation and initially had not identified suspects publicly.

The next day, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, authorities arrested 33-year-old Broussard resident Leo Hall and charged him with one count of second-degree murder in connection with Cormier’s death. Hall was booked into the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center with bond set at $250,000. Law enforcement had not disclosed a motive at the time charges were filed.

If anyone witnessed the shooting on Country Run Drive or has information about what led to this encounter, share what is known with the sheriff’s office.