Latron Eugene was a 14-year-old Black boy killed by gun violence in New Iberia, Louisiana, on Monday, January 16, 2023. The shooting prompted a community vigil and balloon release where family and friends remembered him as an aspiring rapper and a popular kid known by many.

The New Iberia Police Department investigated the homicide and later took a 14-year-old into custody in connection with Latron’s death; details about the circumstances of the shooting and the young person arrested were not widely publicized. Latron’s family has spoken publicly about their grief and about the need to end violence and support those affected by such tragedies.

Does anyone who knew Latron or who was in New Iberia around January 16, 2023, have information that could help fill in what happened?