Jakari Markel Gregoire, a 29-year-old Black man, was shot near Anderson and Field Streets in New Iberia, Louisiana, on the evening of Friday, July 26, 2024. He was taken to a local hospital and underwent surgery but died of his wounds. The New Iberia Police Department opened a homicide investigation; authorities have not released details about what led to the shooting, nor have they identified suspects or made arrests.

Less than three weeks earlier, on July 6, 2024, Gregoire had been booked into the Iberia Parish jail on a charge of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. There is no information linking that prior arrest to the July 26 shooting. The investigation remains ongoing and the community is left with unanswered questions about how and why this killing occurred.

If anyone has information about Gregoire, his movements on the night of July 26, or the intersection of Anderson and Field Streets that evening, please come forward.