On September 10, 2023, 21-year-old C’Aundre Anderson was shot outside his home on North Hickory Street in Vivian, Louisiana. After being wounded, C’Aundre ran inside the house he shared with his brother and two other family members and collapsed in the living room; he was pronounced dead from a gunshot wound to the torso. His brother, Cuviondrick Anderson, was also shot in the chest, taken to a local hospital and then airlifted for further treatment; he was expected to recover.

Caddo Parish Sheriff’s detectives identified 18-year-old Jadaveun Dillard of Oil City as the lone gunman. Dillard was arrested and booked into the Caddo Correctional Center and charged with one count of second-degree murder in C’Aundre’s death and one count of attempted second-degree murder for the shooting of Cuviondrick; bond was set at $1,500,000.

Any readers who knew C’Aundre, Cuviondrick, or have information about the shooting are asked to come forward with tips.