Fifteen-year-old Dacy Gaspard was shot and killed on November 9, 2024, in Baker, Louisiana. The shooting took place on Florida Avenue off Main Street while Gaspard was in a bedroom with an 18-year-old friend, Tra’meir Smith. An assault rifle was present; reports say it is unclear whether the weapon fired intentionally or accidentally.

Gaspard, a Baker High School student-athlete and rapper, was taken to a local hospital and died of his injury. Tra’meir Smith was taken into custody for questioning, then arrested and jailed on a negligent homicide charge; he was also booked on an unrelated New Orleans warrant.

What information do members of the community have about that November evening or about the assault rifle involved?