Sylvester Leblanc, a 24-year-old resident of Donaldsonville, Louisiana, was shot on Third Street on the evening of October 23, 2017, at about 9 p.m. He was taken to a local hospital but died of his injuries. The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation that quickly identified multiple suspects.

Within a week two men were arrested: 36-year-old Theophilus Joseph and 27-year-old Shawn Burd. A third suspect, 31-year-old Jarmaine Big G Gibson, was later apprehended in Napoleonville by the Louisiana State Police Fugitive Apprehension Task Force. Joseph was charged with second-degree murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, illegal use of dangerous weapons, two counts of possession with intent to distribute schedule I CDS, and drug paraphernalia. Burd was charged as principal to second-degree murder, and Gibson faced second-degree murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and illegal use of weapons.

Did anyone in Donaldsonville or the area know Sylvester or have information about the events that night on Third Street?