Marcus Dewayne Atkins Jr., 22, was shot multiple times in the early hours of June 13, 2023, on Richmond Drive in Alexandria, Louisiana. Police responded at about 1:12 a.m.; he was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead. Marcus had been building a new life for his family after a difficult childhood, having completed the Louisiana Youth Challenge Program and earned his HiSET. He was a father to a son, Ireland Harrell, with his fiancée, Iyana Harrell, and was described by family as a devoted parent who had turned his life around.

Alexandria police identified 19-year-old George Thomas Carter as a suspect at the scene and arrested him at his residence minutes after the shooting. Carter was booked on a charge of second-degree murder and held on bond set at $1 million. Does anyone have information about Marcus, his routines that night, or the area around Richmond Drive that could help the investigation?