Tremale Jenkins

In the winter of 2021, a life was tragically cut short in a sudden burst of violence. On the morning of Tuesday, December 7th, 30-year-old Tremale Jenkins, a male resident of Franklinton, Louisiana, was fatally shot. The incident unfolded on Mary Topps Road, situated just north of the town, where Washington Parish Sheriff's Office deputies and detectives were called to the scene. Their investigation revealed a chaotic series of events that led to the untimely death of Jenkins.

According to law enforcement, the shooting was not a random act of violence but rather the grim conclusion to a heated dispute. A verbal and physical altercation had broken out between two females at the location. During this confrontation, a third individual, a male, intervened with a firearm and shot Tremale Jenkins. The shooter did not remain at the scene, fleeing immediately after the fatal shots were fired. The swift response of law enforcement, however, ensured he would not remain at large for long.

Following the gathering of initial information at the scene, officers began a search for the individual responsible for Jenkins' death. They located him a short time later after conducting a traffic stop on the vehicle he had used to escape. The suspect was taken into custody without further incident. Subsequent interviews with the shooter and witnesses led to a charge of second-degree murder. Investigators also successfully recovered the murder weapon, identified as an AK-47 rifle, after a search of the property.

The individual arrested for the murder of Tremale Jenkins was a male juvenile. Due to his status as a minor, his identity has not been publicly released by the authorities. Following his arrest, he was transported to the Florida Parishes Juvenile Detention Center in St. Tammany Parish. The case was then handed over to the District Attorney for the 22nd Judicial District to proceed through the legal system.