A disturbance outside Backroad 40, a bar on Highway 1051 in Kentwood, Louisiana, ended in the death of 38-year-old Marco Dillon on May 24, 2023. Deputies from the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office were called about a shooting at about 9:30 PM and found Dillon with a gunshot wound; he was taken to Hood Memorial Hospital and did not survive.

Investigators report an altercation outside the bar that resulted in several people being asked to leave. One patron reportedly left and later returned armed; during the confrontation Dillon was shot in the chest. Arrested in connection with the shooting was 25-year-old John McGowan of Hammond, charged with Second Degree Murder, Possession of a Firearm Inside an Alcoholic Beverage Outlet, and a Protective Order Violation. Authorities also found McGowan was wanted on an outstanding charge of Aggravated Domestic Abuse Battery at the time of his arrest.

Are there witnesses who were at Backroad 40 that night who can clarify what led to the return of the armed patron?