Eric Jackson, a 58-year-old Black man, was shot and killed in the 1800 block of South Drive in Natchitoches, Louisiana, on the evening of Saturday, October 25, 2025. Officers were called to the scene around 8:55 p.m. after reports of gunfire. Jackson was found with multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene by the Natchitoches Parish Coroner’s Office; memorial listings record his date of death as October 26, 2025.

Detectives with the Natchitoches Police Department interviewed witnesses and identified a suspect quickly. Stephanie Walker, 53, was interviewed, arrested and charged with second-degree murder; she was booked into the LaSalle Corrections/Natchitoches Detention Center. Community reports in the days after the shooting noted the shock at Jackson’s violent death on an otherwise quiet autumn evening.

Did anyone in the area on South Drive that night see or hear anything that could help investigators?