In the small city of New Roads, Louisiana, the life of 26-year-old Joshua Porche was cut short on the night of October 8, 2023. Just before midnight, the sound of gunfire shattered the quiet on Delta Place Road, prompting a 911 call about a man lying on the ground in front of a house. When Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff's deputies arrived at the scene, they found Porche unresponsive. He had sustained fatal injuries from the shooting and was pronounced dead at the scene.
His official date of death is listed as October 9, 2023.
An investigation into the homicide was launched, and within days, authorities made two arrests in connection with the deadly shooting. On October 19, 2023, investigators took 19-year-old Jacobey Thomas into custody. He was subsequently charged with second-degree murder and obstruction of justice for his alleged role in Porche's death. Along with Thomas, a 17-year-old female was also arrested and charged with being a principal to second-degree murder.
Following his arrest, Jacobey Thomas was booked into the Pointe Coupee Parish Detention Center. The name of the teenage girl was not publicly released due to her age. The investigation suggested a targeted event rather than a random act of violence, though a specific motive was not immediately made public by law enforcement officials. The community was left to mourn the loss of a young man while the judicial process for the two individuals accused in his death began to unfold.
