Alexis Notto, 31, was shot and killed on the evening of May 9, 2024, in Scott, Louisiana. The shooting occurred about 7:30 p.m. in the 100 block of Rendezvous Road as she prepared for work; deputies from the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office found her deceased at the scene. Two older children witnessed the attack.

Friends and family described the killing as the result of domestic violence by her boyfriend. Alexis was a Licensed Practical Nurse who had worked in nursing for nearly seven years. She was the eldest of four siblings and the mother of four children; her mother has taken on the care of those grandchildren after the killing.

Authorities arrested 29-year-old Jaquell Carter at the scene; he was charged with second-degree murder and booked into the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center. Anyone who knew Alexis or has information about the events leading up to May 9 is asked to come forward.