In the quiet neighborhoods of Lafayette, Louisiana, a story of young lives cut short unfolded in the fall of 2020. Curley Domingue, an 18-year-old male, was deeply loved by his family and friends. Those who knew him described him as a sweet, caring, and funny individual who had attended Lafayette High School and worked at the Hub City Diner. His life, full of promise, was tragically intertwined with that of his friend, 18-year-old Diontrell Celestine.
On a fateful Friday, November 13,
2020, the lives of both young men were violently extinguished. They were found suffering from gunshot wounds in a car that had crashed into a ditch on the 100 block of Basin Street. The initial call to the Lafayette Police Department reported a single-vehicle accident, but upon arrival, officers discovered the grim reality of a double homicide. Both Domingue and Celestine were rushed to a local hospital, but their injuries proved to be fatal.
The investigation into the double homicide led Lafayette Police to a suspect, Jalen T. Green. Although the specific details of the investigation and the motive behind the shooting have not been widely publicized, Green was arrested and subsequently charged in connection with the deaths of Curley Domingue and Diontrell Celestine. The community was left to grapple with the senseless loss of two of its young members, their futures abruptly and violently stolen.
