Daylon Anthony was a 21-year-old Black man and a former employee of an Amazon Fulfillment Center in his hometown of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In the wake of his death, his legacy is honored by the Daylon Anthony Foundation Llc, a public charity focused on youth development.
Late on the night of Monday, April 28, 2025, Anthony was at the Amazon facility on Cortana Place.
An argument broke out between Anthony and an 18-year-old employee named Carlgene Nash outside the building's main entrance. According to a later lawsuit, the two men argued in the parking lot for ten to fifteen minutes before the confrontation turned physical. The dispute escalated, with Anthony running through the facility's glass doors in an attempt to get away. Nash followed him inside and, as Anthony ran from him, fired four shots. Anthony was struck by the gunfire and died at the scene from his injuries.
After the shooting, Nash and a woman, later identified as Amyri Ross, fled the scene together. The Baton Rouge Police Department launched an investigation, and two days later, Nash turned himself in to detectives at the Violent Crimes Unit office. He was arrested and booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on initial charges of second-degree murder and illegal use of a weapon.
Further investigation revealed Ross’s alleged involvement. According to court documents, Ross entered the facility and gave Nash a bag just before the shooting. Authorities charged her as an accessory after the fact to second-degree murder.
In September 2025, a grand jury formally indicted Carlgene Nash on charges of second-degree murder and illegal use of weapons during a crime of violence. On April 27, 2026, nearly a year after the shooting, Daylon Anthony’s family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Amazon and several unnamed employees. As of April 2026, the criminal case against Nash was proceeding, while the case against Amyri Ross had not yet been indicted.
