Elizabeth Merritt Palmer Reames, 46, was one of three people found shot to death in an apartment on South College Road in Lafayette on Friday, April 12, 2024. Family members of 45-year-old Brandon Touchet had requested a welfare check after not hearing from him for several days; officers discovered Reames alongside Touchet and 49-year-old Eric Green, all deceased from gunshot wounds.

Investigators identified 42-year-old Chad Credeur of Duson as a suspect; he was arrested in neighboring Jeff Davis Parish on unrelated charges and was reported to be in possession of identification and other personal items belonging to all three victims. Credeur and the victims were known to each other, but no public motive has been released.

Anyone with information about Elizabeth Reames, her movements in Lafayette, or her acquaintances is asked to come forward.