On the morning of July 27, 2024, a passerby on Brab Alford Lane near State Line Road in Kentwood, Louisiana, found a car stopped in the roadway with a man slumped over the steering wheel. Deputies from the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office arrived about 8:30 a.m. and discovered 43-year-old Edward Robertson of Magnolia, Mississippi, dead inside his vehicle. The engine was running and shattered glass on the road suggested a violent encounter; investigators determined Robertson had been shot and classified the case as a homicide.

The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office opened an extensive investigation but had not publicly identified any suspects or motives and reported no arrests. Authorities appealed to the public for information and provided contact details for the Criminal Investigations Office and Crime Stoppers for anonymous tips.

If anyone was in the Kentwood area that morning or has information about a vehicle stopped on Brab Alford Lane, please contact the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office or Crime Stoppers.