Thomas Blake Touchet, 59, was shot and killed on August 18, 2023, at about 5:08 PM inside the Family Dollar at 815 The Boulevard in Rayne, Louisiana. Officers who responded found him unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds; he died en route to Oschner Acadian General Hospital.

Police identified and arrested a suspect the same day: 60-year-old Vanessa Sarver of Rayne, who was described as Touchet’s sister and was booked on one count of second-degree murder into the Acadia Parish Jail. Authorities have not disclosed a motive or the circumstances that led to the shooting at the store.

What information can anyone share about the timeline or what happened inside the Family Dollar that afternoon?