On the evening of August 10, 2015, a tragedy unfolded in a Gretna, Louisiana apartment that claimed the life of 33-year-old Latoya Fountain. A mother of two, she was spending a quiet evening watching television with her boyfriend while her two young sons were nearby in the same room. The ordinary night was shattered at approximately 9:30 p.m. when multiple gunshots were fired from outside the apartment, tearing through the front door.
Struck in the chest by the bullets, Fountain died on
the living room floor of the residence located in the 2300 block of Park Place Drive. Her boyfriend and two sons were tragically present at the scene but were physically unharmed. The violent act that ended a life and irrevocably changed the lives of her children left a family searching for answers. Described by her loved ones as having a lively and cheerful soul, Fountain had temporarily relocated to the New Orleans area from Greensboro, North Carolina, and was reportedly planning to return home just days after she was killed.
In the years following the fatal shooting, the investigation into Latoya Fountain's death has grown cold, with no suspects publicly identified and no arrests made. Investigators have not released a motive for the senseless act of violence. Despite the passage of time, her family continues to plead for anyone with information to come forward, holding out hope for closure and justice for a life cut short. Detectives have expressed a belief that someone in the Atlanta area may hold key information that could help them solve the case.
