In the late hours of a Wednesday evening in Bossier City, Louisiana, a domestic disturbance at a residence in the 2500 block of Broadway Drive took a tragic turn, forever altering the lives of those involved. On September 16, 2020, police and emergency services were dispatched to the home, where they discovered 35-year-old Austin Anthony Heim with a single, devastating gunshot wound to his chest.
The gravity of his injury was immediately apparent, and he was swiftly transported to Oschner LSU Health Shreveport for urgent medical care. Despite the efforts of the medical team, Austin Heim succumbed to his injuries the following morning, on September 17, 2020. He was a male.
The investigation into the fatal shooting quickly focused on a single individual. Bossier City Police detectives identified 20-year-old Tyler Raymond Squyres, also of Bossier City, as the person responsible for Heim's death. Evidence gathered during the course of the investigation indicated that Squyres had shot Heim during the domestic dispute that had drawn authorities to the Broadway Drive residence. The swiftness of the investigation led to Squyres's arrest on a warrant for second-degree murder, a charge that underscored the severity of the alleged crime.
Following his arrest, Tyler Raymond Squyres was booked into the Bossier City jail. Awaiting further legal proceedings, his bail was set at a substantial $500,000. The community was left to grapple with the sudden and violent loss of Austin Heim, while the legal system began the process of seeking justice for his untimely death. The case garnered significant attention as friends and family mourned the man they had lost, remembering the positive impact he had on their lives.
