In the early morning hours of August 30, 2021, the body of 42-year-old Nicole Ryree Hamilton of Lafayette was found outdoors on Mills Highway in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. Deputies from the St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call at about 3:25 a.m. and discovered Hamilton had sustained multiple gunshot wounds. Her death was treated as a homicide.

On November 22, 2021, investigators arrested 53-year-old Linus P. Shelvin of Lafayette. He was booked into the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center and later transferred to the St. Martin Parish Correctional Center, where he faced a charge of second-degree murder; no bond had been set at the time of that booking. The investigation remained active as the criminal proceedings moved forward.

Are there details about Nicole’s last known movements or witnesses on Mills Highway that anyone can share?