Eric Sykes was 19 when he was shot and killed in Alexandria, Louisiana, in the early morning hours of Wednesday, November 1, 2023. Officers arrived after a 4:12 AM call to the 700 block of Willow Glen and found Sykes with a gunshot wound; he was taken to a local hospital and later pronounced dead.

The Alexandria Police Department opened a homicide investigation and as of the latest reports no suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests announced. Authorities have asked the public for information and provided contact details for the Alexandria Police Detective Division and Crime Stoppers of CenLa.

If anyone has information about Eric Sykes or the shooting on Willow Glen the police want to hear from you.