Louie Franklin Hood was 25 when he was killed in Grenada, Mississippi, on July 5, 2017. His death is described as an act of gun violence and was reported as a homicide; a service was held July 12, 2017, and he was buried at Elliott Baptist Church Cemetery.

Born May 28, 1992, Hood Jr. was the son of Dr. L. Franklin Hood Sr. and Beth Birdsong Hood. He attended the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, belonged to the Beta Beta Beta Honor Society, and worked as a medical assistant at the Rainbow Medical Clinic in Gadsden, Alabama.

Despite a homicide investigation being opened, public details about the circumstances, suspects, arrests, or motive are scarce and no public resolution has been reported. If anyone knew Louie or has information about what happened on July 5, 2017, please come forward.