In the quiet town of Ruston, Louisiana, the evening of October 14, 2020, was shattered by a violent altercation that left Jeffery Omar Owens, a 57-year-old Black / African American male, dead. The Lincoln Parish Sheriff's Office responded to a call about a shooting at approximately 9:16 PM in the 100 block of Barker Drive. Upon their arrival, deputies discovered Owens' body in the roadway.
The investigation that followed painted a grim picture of a family dispute that had spiraled out of
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