Deon Shontell Coleman Jr., 23, was shot and killed in Natchitoches, Louisiana, in the early morning hours of March 17, 2024. Officers answered a report of a gunshot victim about 3:27 a.m. at the intersection of Texas Street and Sixth Street and found Coleman with a gunshot wound. The Natchitoches Parish Coroner pronounced him dead at the scene and the Natchitoches Police Department opened a homicide investigation.

Authorities initially asked the public to contact the Natchitoches Police Department or Crime Stoppers with information. Coleman’s mother, Crystal Brown, has expressed ongoing grief and frustration over the lack of progress and has called for greater transparency from investigators.

If anyone has information about what happened that night, please contact the Natchitoches Police Department or Crime Stoppers.