On the evening of June 14, 2023, 21-year-old Semaj Irvin Wells was found fatally shot on the front porch of a residence on South Corrine Street in New Iberia, Louisiana. Police were called just after 9 p.m.; emergency medical personnel pronounced Wells dead at the scene after he sustained multiple gunshot wounds. The New Iberia Police Department classified the death as a homicide and opened an investigation.

In the days after the shooting, investigators asked the public for tips and provided contact information for the department and Iberia Crime Stoppers. If anyone has information about Semaj Irvin Wells or the events on South Corrine Street that night, please contact the New Iberia Police Department or Iberia Crime Stoppers.