A family dispute in Walker, Louisiana, ended in a fatal shooting on the evening of January 17, 2024. Twenty-one-year-old Helen Ary, who lived in Texas and was visiting family at their home in the Pleasant Oaks Mobile Home Park, was shot and killed during an argument that also left her 58-year-old father, Kenneth Ary, dead.

According to the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office, the argument involved Helen, Kenneth, and Helen’s 22-year-old sister Kennetra Ary. Investigators say Kennetra allegedly retrieved a firearm and opened fire, fatally wounding both Helen and Kenneth. Kennetra Ary was arrested and booked into the Livingston Parish Detention Center on two counts of first-degree murder. Authorities indicated no one else was involved in the altercation that led to the shooting.

Are there readers who knew Helen or Kenneth, or who have information about the events that night in Pleasant Oaks Mobile Home Park?