I am glad he got his wife out of the car. Unfortunately it resulted in the end of his life. I feel like he traded his life for his wife's life. Bless this woman and her family.

Paul Holt, 62, of Arkansas, was shot and killed outside a Red Roof Plus hotel in Hammond on the morning of Saturday, May 6, 2023, the day before his 63rd birthday. Holt and his wife were getting into their SUV when an armed, masked assailant approached, entered the vehicle and attempted to drive off with Holt’s wife still in the passenger seat. Holt, who was unarmed, pulled his wife from the vehicle; during that struggle the assailant shot Holt in the chest. Emergency services transported Holt to a local hospital, where he died.

Investigators later located the stolen SUV and identified 18-year-old Ladarrius Evans of Hammond as the suspect. When located, Evans was reportedly carrying weapons and some of the victims’ belongings and admitted involvement; he was arrested and booked on multiple charges including first-degree murder, carjacking, armed robbery with a firearm, possession of a machine gun and related counts.

Did anyone in the Hammond area see the vehicle or the suspect that morning or have other information about the incident?