Donald Lee, 31, was found dead from multiple gunshot wounds on Great Smokey Avenue in Baton Rouge on December 16, 2023. Officers from the Baton Rouge Police Department responded that morning; the scene became the focus of an active homicide investigation.

Lee, who attended Tara High School, was remembered by people who knew him. In the days and weeks after the shooting investigators said they were searching for a suspect, but no arrests were announced in the immediate aftermath and few public details about motive or persons of interest were released.

The investigation remains ongoing and the community is left seeking answers. If anyone has information about Donald Lee or the shooting on Great Smokey Avenue, please contact the Baton Rouge Police Department.