Shortly after midnight on May 25, 2023, gunfire on Perkins Street in Vacherie, Louisiana, left 25-year-old Marquese Anthony Que Blain with multiple gunshot wounds. Deputies from the St. James Parish Sheriff’s Office found him at the scene; he was taken to a nearby hospital and later pronounced dead. The death was ruled a homicide.

Marquese, born June 9, 1997, was known as Que and was the father of one daughter. Investigators have opened a homicide probe and asked the public for information.

If anyone in Vacherie or the Perkins Street area heard or saw anything in the early hours of May 25, 2023, please contact the St. James Parish Sheriff’s Office with information.