Jimmy Allen Bertrand, 52, of Beaumont, Texas, was shot and killed during a burglary at his home on April 26, 2016. Born February 16, 1964, in Basile, Louisiana, he worked as a fire extinguisher technician for Coastal Sprinkler Company and is survived by his wife, Nicola McGuire Bertrand, their three children David, Timothy, and Kandess Bertrand, and a grandchild, Abigale Bertrand.

The case went to trial and the defendant, 18-year-old Tyrece D’Andre Harris, was convicted of murder. Witnesses connected Harris to a string of robberies in the area, including one two days before Bertrand’s death, and the silver gun used in those robberies was identified as the murder weapon. During sentencing the family gave emotional testimony about the effect of Jimmy’s death; the jury convicted in about two hours and the judge imposed life without parole in July 2017.

Anyone who knew Jimmy or has information about the events leading up to April 26, 2016, is asked to come forward.