Dovante Demond Mitchell, 25, was killed in a double shooting on Interstate 310 on July 11, 2021. Emergency personnel responded but Mitchell’s injuries were fatal. He was Black, born March 13, 1996, lived in Edgard, Louisiana, and was known to family and friends as Slim. A West St. John High School graduate, he worked as a scaffold builder and was remembered by his circle as someone who loved life.

Law enforcement opened an investigation to identify those responsible. No arrests or publicly reported suspects have been disclosed. If anyone has information about the shooting on I-310 that night, please come forward and share what you know.