Jacolby Jones, a 24-year-old man, was shot and killed in Port Allen, Louisiana, on the evening of Sunday, July 7, 2024. He was inside a vehicle with at least one other person when a gun was fired; Jones was struck and transported by private vehicle to Our Lady of the Lake Hospital in Baton Rouge, where he was pronounced dead from a single gunshot wound.

Investigators identified the passenger, a 17-year-old named Lawrence Williams, as the person who fired the weapon. Williams was taken into custody by the Port Allen Police Department on Monday, July 8, and charged with negligent homicide and illegal possession of a firearm by a juvenile. Authorities announced Williams would be tried as an adult.

Jacolby Dino Jones was memorialized by family and friends; funeral services were held Friday, July 19, 2024, at Hall’s Celebration Center in Baton Rouge, and he was interred at Winnfield Memorial Park. Does anyone have information about what happened inside the vehicle that night?