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Blake Coleman Jones, 24, was shot in the head on the afternoon of July 22, 2017, in the 500 block of Marie Avenue in Rayne, Louisiana. He was taken to Lafayette General Hospital on life support but died the next morning, July 23, 2017, at 8:24 a.m. The dispute that led to the shooting began after a plan to tow a derelict car to a scrapyard. Jones had used his truck to help tow the vehicle and, after the scrap proceeds were paid, an argument erupted when a companion demanded more than the agreed $20 for Jones’s help.

Dugas was arrested the day of the shooting, initially charged with attempted second-degree murder and being a felon in possession of a firearm; after Jones died, a warrant for second-degree murder was sought and approved. A jury later convicted Dugas of second-degree murder and he was sentenced to life without probation, parole, or suspension of sentence.

Did anyone in Rayne see the truck or the group around Marie Avenue that afternoon who can add details about how the argument escalated?