Tommy Carson Jr. was 19 when he was shot and killed in Jeanerette, Louisiana, in the early morning hours of a Tuesday in September 2021. The shooting occurred about 1 a.m. near the intersection of Church and Pellerin streets, and the Iberia Parish Coroner’s Office later ruled the death a homicide.

Jeanerette Police arrested a 16-year-old male later that same morning with assistance from the Jeanerette City Marshal’s Office. The juvenile was charged with one count of second-degree murder and one count of possession of a stolen firearm and was being held in the Jeanerette City Jail pending an initial court appearance; no bond had been set at the time. The investigation was described as ongoing and further details about the suspect or case progression have not been publicly disclosed.

If anyone was in the Church and Pellerin streets area around 1 a.m. that night or has information about what led to the shooting, please share tips with investigators.