In the early morning hours of Thursday, February 23, 2012, gunfire and a barking dog disturbed a LaPlace neighborhood. At about 6:14 a.m., deputies from the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence in the 500 block of Willow Street and found 23-year-old Devon ’Dee Dee’ Toby Anderson unresponsive on the floor. His brother had entered the home and discovered him; deputies determined he had sustained apparent gunshot wounds and an autopsy later ruled the death a homicide by gunshot wounds.

Neighbors reported hearing shots roughly an hour before deputies arrived. No arrests have been announced and the investigation remains open, with a reward offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction. If anyone knew Devon, was in that neighborhood that morning, or has information that could help the investigation, please come forward.