On the morning of January 1, 2024, Brian Amune, a 35-year-old Black man, was found in the roadway in the 800 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Lafayette, Louisiana, with apparent gunshot wounds. The Lafayette Police Department responded to reports of shots fired around 3:30 a.m.; Amune was pronounced dead at the scene.

Amune was experiencing homelessness and was known in the neighborhood for pushing a basket through the area; some residents called him the magic man. The Lafayette Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division handled the homicide investigation and developed leads over the following months.

On March 21, 2024, a Lafayette grand jury indicted 18-year-old Alvin Joseph Fitch Jr. on one count of second-degree murder in connection with Amune’s death. Fitch Jr. faces a mandatory life sentence without parole if convicted and is awaiting trial.

Did anyone who knew Brian or saw activity on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive that night come forward with information?