On the evening of September 22, 2023, 26-year-old Malik Daquan Lynch, known as Toot and Toot Cobain, was found with an apparent gunshot wound at 73 Eastwood Boulevard in Alexandria, Louisiana, and was pronounced dead at the scene. Alexandria Police Department opened a homicide investigation, but initial public reports provided few details about what happened before officers arrived — whether an argument occurred, how many people were present, or whether witnesses identified anyone involved.

Born October 21, 1996, in Urania, Malik spent part of his childhood in Winnfield and later lived in Dallas. He graduated from South Oak Cliff High School in 2015 and attended Texas Southern University. He worked as a direct care provider at Westside Rehabilitation and was remembered as an aspiring artist, writer, rapper, and music producer. His greatest pride was his son, Sekani Jaiden Gold; family and friends held a celebration of life on October 7, 2023, in Winnfield.

Anyone with information about Malik’s death is asked to contact the Alexandria Police Detective Division at 318-441-6416, APD Dispatch at 318-441-6559, or Crime Stoppers of Central Louisiana at 318-443-7867.

Did anyone in the Alexandria or Winnfield communities know Malik or see anything on Eastwood Boulevard that night?