E’Jon Manny Dabney, 21, was killed in a shooting in the early morning hours of May 20, 2021, in Donaldsonville, Louisiana. Dabney, a native of New Orleans then residing in Donaldsonville, was driving a vehicle that was struck by gunfire near West Fourth Street and Orange Street; the car stopped on Veterans Boulevard. Deputies found Dabney and a 14-year-old girl dead in the vehicle. Two other occupants suffered minor injuries and were taken to a nearby hospital.

The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office opened a homicide investigation into the double slaying. Family and friends remembered Dabney as a beloved son, brother, and father; funeral services were held at Mt. Triumph Baptist Church in Donaldsonville. In July 2022 investigators announced an arrest in the case: 21-year-old Devonte Leblanc was charged in connection with the shooting, including two counts of first-degree murder and multiple counts related to attempted murder, weapons and property damage.

If anyone has information about the events near West Fourth Street and Orange Street on May 20, 2021, please share what is known.