Lawrence Herr, 66, known to friends as Peanut, was a handyman from Metairie, Louisiana, who cared for his elderly mother and fed dozens of stray cats near his home. He was described as kind, happy, go-lucky and Christian, and friends said he did maintenance work to help people rather than for money.

On the morning of April 10, 2023, Herr was installing a mailbox on Georgetown Street in Kenner when a silver Mercedes sedan circled the block three times on surveillance video. On the third pass the vehicle stopped and someone inside opened fire, hitting Herr in the back. A neighbor found him in the driveway; he was taken to a hospital in shock and later died of his injuries. Police recovered a handgun and used surveillance and automated license plate reader data to locate the Mercedes.

Two men from Kenner, Maurice Holmes, 25, and Tahj Matthews, 23, were arrested hours after the shooting. A detective testified at a probable cause hearing that Matthews had confessed, saying he and Holmes set out that day intending to kill a white person and identifying Holmes as the shooter. A grand jury returned first-degree murder indictments in July 2023. Maurice Holmes was convicted of first-degree murder in May 2026 and faces a mandatory life sentence; Matthews remained charged and awaiting trial as of that time.

Does anyone in the Kenner area remember seeing a silver Mercedes around Georgetown Street that morning or have information about either defendant?