On the evening of July 24, 2022, deputies from the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office responded to a disturbance at a residence on Cecil P Road in Kentwood, Louisiana, where shots had been fired. Officers found 39-year-old Julius Jebarze White at the back door with a single gunshot wound to his shoulder. Emergency medical personnel administered extensive life-saving measures at the scene, but White died of his injury.

Investigators identified 33-year-old Hannah Pittman, White’s ex-girlfriend, as the person who fired the shot during an argument between the former couple. Pittman remained at the residence and was described as fully cooperative with authorities. She was arrested and booked into the Tangipahoa Parish Jail on one count of negligent homicide and one count of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. The specific circumstances of the argument that led to the shooting have not been released.

Anyone who knew Julius, Hannah, or who has information about the events on July 24, 2022, is asked to come forward.