Dietrich Deshawn Gaines was 20 when he was shot inside a residence in the 1400 block of Ashley Avenue in Alexandria, Louisiana, on March 7, 2023. Police were called at approximately 6:37 PM; EMS transported Gaines to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased.

The Alexandria Police Department’s Detective Division opened an investigation and classified the incident as the city’s fourth homicide of the year. A 17-year-old female from Alexandria was arrested and charged with one count of second-degree murder in connection with Gaines’s death. The investigation into the circumstances of the shooting is ongoing.

If anyone saw or heard anything in the Ashley Avenue area that evening or has information about the case, please come forward.