Shayne Burke, a 21-year-old Black male, was a father who enjoyed making music and playing basketball. According to his family, he was a good person who loved his family, was very protective of them, and was always concerned about their wellbeing. They wrote in his obituary that they were "extremely grateful for the memories we have of times spent together with him."
On the afternoon of Sunday, October 3, 2021, Burke was shot outside a home in the 900 block of Peach Street, near Twelfth Street, in Lafayette, Louisiana. When Lafayette Police Department officers arrived, they found him alive. He was transported to a hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
The investigation led authorities to identify a suspect. On Saturday, November 27, 2021, police in the town of Grand Coteau arrested Abram Landry, then 20 years old, on warrants issued by the Lafayette Police Department.
He was booked into the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center on a charge of second-degree murder for his alleged role in Shayne Burke's death. Landry also had outstanding bench warrants and a charge for simple burglary. His bond for the murder charge was set at $350,000.
About a year after Landry's arrest, the second-degree murder case against him was removed from the court docket. According to court records, the District Attorney's Office had refused the case. In September 2024, Landry was arrested in connection with a different double homicide that occurred in Lafayette in August 2024. At that time, police confirmed he had previously been arrested for Burke's death and noted they were unaware he had been released from jail on that charge. As of September 2024, the homicide of Shayne Burke remains unsolved.
