Brandon Morris was 21 when he was fatally shot during an altercation in the pre-dawn hours of February 11, 2022, in LaPlace, Louisiana. The shooting occurred about 4 a.m. at the intersection of Jasper Lane and Cartier Drive after an argument between Morris, who lived in Gramercy, and another man. Morris was privately transported to a nearby hospital and later died of his injuries.

Detectives identified 27-year-old Chris Williamson of LaPlace as the person involved in the altercation. A warrant was obtained for Williamson’s arrest, and he surrendered the evening after the shooting. Williamson was booked on a charge of second-degree murder and held without bond; Sheriff Mike Tregre described the shooting as believed to be an isolated incident.

If anyone witnessed the incident at Jasper Lane and Cartier Drive or has information about what led to the argument, please come forward.