In the late hours of Thursday, November 8, 2018, the life of 38-year-old Christopher Evans, a Black/African American male, was tragically cut short in a violent series of events that began with a drug overdose and ended in a deadly confrontation. Evans was working on his girlfriend's Chevrolet Tahoe outside his Slidell, Louisiana, home when he was approached by a man police later identified as Justin Cox.
The tragic evening began to unfold around 10:15 p.m.
when police responded to a call about a fatal drug overdose of a 43-year-old woman. The woman's son, 29-year-old Justin Cox, was on his way to the hospital with his wife when an argument broke out between them, culminating in Cox shooting his wife in the chest. He dropped her off at Slidell Memorial Hospital and fled in a black Kia sedan. His wife was expected to recover from her injuries.
In an attempt to evade police, Cox abandoned his vehicle and then came across Christopher Evans around midnight. Investigators believe Cox saw an opportunity to carjack Evans. While the exact sequence of events is not entirely clear, at some point during the encounter, Cox shot Evans in the head, put his body in the Tahoe, and drove away. Evans's girlfriend grew worried when he never arrived to pick her up from work and began a frantic search for him.
Cox then drove the stolen Tahoe to the apartment of 26-year-old Jamile Robinson. Robinson later told police he believed Cox intended to rob or kill him. An altercation ensued, and Robinson shot Cox in what he claimed was self-defense. Around 4:30 a.m. on Friday, police responded to reports of shots fired at the apartment complex and found Cox on the ground with a gunshot wound. He was taken to a hospital where he later died. While investigating this shooting, officers discovered Christopher Evans's body inside the Tahoe in the parking lot. The keys to the Tahoe were found in Cox's pocket. Jamile Robinson was not charged in Cox's death, but he was arrested on unrelated charges, including possession of drugs with intent to distribute and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.
