Percy James Rochester Jr., 39, was shot while driving near North University Avenue and West Willow Street in Lafayette during the pre-dawn hours. The shooting occurred around 1:30 a.m. on October 31, 2023, when gunfire struck his vehicle as it traveled through that intersection. He was taken to a hospital by private conveyance before officers arrived but later died of his injuries.

Lafayette police arrested a man identified as Terry Joseph Jr. of Rayne and booked him into the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center on a warrant charging first-degree murder and two counts of attempted first-degree murder, indicating others were also targeted or wounded. A Lafayette Parish grand jury later returned an indictment listing the same charges in connection with Rochester’s killing.

If anyone has information about the shooting or knew Percy, please share what you remember with investigators.