Dustin Parrie Jr., 20, was shot and killed at his workplace, FMT Shipyard in Harvey, Louisiana, on July 17, 2023. He was one of two coworkers killed that afternoon; the other victim was 48-year-old Nakie James Brown. The shooter was identified as 31-year-old Willis Thomas Jr., described as a former shipyard employee who had recently been terminated.

He was picked up near the shipyard by his mother and taken to an apartment complex on Manhattan Boulevard in Harvey. Deputies tracked Thomas to the St. Germaine apartment complex; when they approached he fled and fired at them. A shootout followed and deputies’ return fire killed Thomas. Bullets entered some nearby apartments but no other injuries were reported. The motive for the initial attack has not been established.