John F. Darjean III

In the early morning hours of June 29, 2016, the life of John F. Darjean III, a 23-year-old Black male from Houma, Louisiana, was tragically cut short by gun violence. The events of that night unfolded into a grim tale of two separate but connected shootings that would claim two lives and injure others.

The violence began when an 18-year-old named Michael Diggs was in a vehicle with Troy Deroche and another individual. An argument erupted, and Diggs, seated in the back, opened fire, killi ...