Jahiem Amaru Gailes, 22, was shot and killed outside his home on Bourgoyne Street in Plaquemine, Louisiana, on the evening of Tuesday, June 4, 2024. A Plaquemine Police Department account says a man walked up to Gailes’s residence and opened fire at about 8:30 p.m.; Gailes was struck while outside, taken to a nearby hospital, and later died. He was a Plaquemine High School graduate, a private first class in the Louisiana National Guard with more than five years of service, and had attended Southern University with plans to return to complete his degree. His mother described him as kind-hearted and willing to help others.

The investigation identified Rashad Seals as the person who allegedly approached the home and fired. A warrant for second-degree murder was issued for Seals; officials said he was on parole until 2030 for a prior heroin possession conviction and had previous arrests for drug and gun offenses and was wanted in connection with a Baton Rouge burglary. Seals was located and arrested in Baytown, Texas, on June 6, 2024, and was awaiting extradition to Plaquemine to face the charge.

Does anyone have information about Gailes, his last movements that evening, or about the relationship between him and Seals?