Joshua Wayne Cobb was 18 when he was shot and killed in Lafayette, Louisiana, on the evening of July 9, 2023. Born August 14, 2004, to Jonathon and Maranda Cobb, he is remembered by family as a kind, generous young man who loved his family and the outdoors.

Authorities identified 21-year-old Sean Traven Sampey of Lafayette as a suspect in the Vaucluse Drive shooting. Sampey voluntarily surrendered to the Lafayette Police Department and was arrested on a charge of second-degree murder in connection with Cobb’s death.

The loss deeply affected Joshua’s parents and his brothers, Zackary and Devin Cobb, and Johnny Shelton. Does anyone who knew Joshua or witnessed events in the Vaucluse Drive area on July 9 have information to share?