Devyn Keon Thomas, 20, was found unresponsive inside a white Honda Accord in the 4200 block of 5th Avenue in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on the evening of April 8, 2023. Emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene; the Calcasieu Parish Coroner’s Office determined he died of a gunshot wound and the case was classified as a homicide.

Lake Charles Police detectives used video surveillance and other evidence to reconstruct events. Investigators say a drug transaction escalated into a violent confrontation that ended in gunfire. Two people were identified in the probe: 18-year-old Caleb Ahmir McFann and a 16-year-old female. Warrants were issued and both were arrested; McFann was taken into custody at an apartment complex on 5th Avenue and had bond set at $750,000, while the juvenile was booked on a juvenile custodial affidavit and held at the Juvenile Detention Center.

The investigation remains active and detectives are seeking any additional information related to the case. If anyone has tips about what happened that night, please share them with investigators.