Marcus Sowell, 23, was shot and killed in the early hours of December 26, 2023, in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Officers were dispatched to the 300 block of Texas Street about 1:33 a.m. after a report of a gunshot victim in a parking lot. Sowell, a Black male, had already been taken by a private vehicle to Natchitoches Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced deceased.

The Natchitoches Police Department opened a homicide investigation and began reconstructing the events that led to the fatal encounter in the parking lot. As of late December 2023, the probe remained active and investigators were asking the public for information. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced.

If anyone was in the area of Texas Street that night or has information about Marcus Sowell’s death, please contact the Natchitoches Police Department.