Abilio Waldermar Bravo Lopez, 27, was killed in a shooting just after midnight on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, in the 200 block of Verdun Street in Lafayette, Louisiana. Police found him with a gunshot wound after a call reporting an active shooting; lifesaving efforts at the scene were unsuccessful and he was pronounced dead.

Investigators identified 31-year-old Lafayette resident Johnnie Tolliver as a suspect and arrested him; he was booked into the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center and charged with First Degree Murder in connection with Bravo Lopez’s death. Authorities say a second person was also shot in the same incident, survived, and was taken to a hospital and expected to recover. Tolliver faces an additional charge of Attempted First Degree Murder along with other gun and drug charges and had a scheduled court appearance on February 24, 2023.

If anyone was in the Verdun Street area that night or has information about the events leading up to the shootings, please share what is known with the Lafayette authorities.