Joshua L. Chism, a 21-year-old Black man, was shot and killed inside an apartment on the 100 block of North Melrose Avenue in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Police responded to a shooting call on the morning of April 12 and the Natchitoches Parish Coroner’s Office pronounced Chism deceased at the scene from a single gunshot wound.

Investigators obtained ring doorbell footage showing two men at the apartment complex, footage that played a central role in identifying suspects. Within a short period the Natchitoches Police Department announced two arrests: 21-year-old Johnny Williams of Natchitoches, charged with Principal to Second Degree Murder and Illegal Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, and an unnamed 17-year-old charged with Second Degree Murder and Illegal Possession of a Firearm by a Juvenile. Authorities say both were taken into custody without incident.

Anyone with information about what happened that morning or who knew Joshua is asked to come forward.