On the evening of February 1, 2024, gunfire in the 1100 block of Lafayette Street in Houma, Louisiana, left 20-year-old Terrance Scott dead. Houma Police found Scott at about 5:45 p.m. suffering from a gunshot wound to his upper body; he was taken to a local medical facility and later died. A 14-year-old male was also shot in the upper torso, rushed to the same hospital, and was expected to recover.

Investigators identified a suspect as Terrance Simms, who worked as a Juvenile Direct Care Associate at the Terrebonne Parish Juvenile Detention Center and had befriended the 14-year-old while the teen was in custody. The three had arranged to meet on Lafayette Street for what was described as a firearm sale. The meeting reportedly escalated into an exchange of gunfire; Simms fled but later surrendered and was arrested on one count of second-degree murder and one count of attempted second-degree murder. The 14-year-old with Scott was also arrested on an attempted second-degree murder charge and is being held at a juvenile detention center outside the parish. Motive remains under investigation.

Did anyone in the Houma area see activity on Lafayette Street that evening or recognize any of the people involved?