Devin Cole Hines, a 30-year-old man from the Olla/Kelly, Louisiana area, was found dead of a gunshot wound on Sunday, February 11, 2024. Deputies went to a Madison Lane residence in Kelly after a report of a man needing medical attention and discovered Hines deceased. The Caldwell Parish Sheriff’s Office opened a homicide investigation.

Investigators identified a suspect and on Friday, February 15, 2024, arrested 34-year-old Richie Alan Norris of Vidalia during a traffic stop at Hwy 4 and Hwy 846 in Caldwell Parish. A warrant charged Norris with second-degree murder in connection with Hines’s death. Funeral services for Hines were held February 17, 2024, at Beulah Baptist Church in Winnfield, with burial at Urania Cemetery.

If anyone knew Devin, his movements that week, or has information about what happened on Madison Lane, please come forward.