

Investigators have since conducted multiple in-person interviews with those who knew Charles and who may have interacted with him before his death. He noted that the case is an active and ongoing homicide investigation. Deputies located Charles "within a matter of hours" of being notified, Romero added.Īs soon as Charles was found,"We immediately began treating this as a homicide investigation," and deputies have since been "actively and aggressively" collecting evidence, the sheriff stated. It wasn't until November 3, Romero said, that IPSO was contacted by Charles' parent and notified of a potential missing person in the area. The sheriff said a parent of Charles first notified the Baldwin Police Department of a possible disappearance on October 30 BPD then contacted the St. In the statement, Romero listed several new details related to the case: "Although we believe it is important not to compromise any part of our investigation, we are prepared to release some details so that the public can be assured we are not resting in our effort to find the truth." "Any loss of life is a tragedy and that is especially true when it is a young person," Romero added. Romero said he wanted to assure the public that IPSO is "following every lead, to gather evidence into what happened in the untimely death" of Charles.

Iberia Parish Sheriff Tommy Romero issued a statement Saturday afternoon in which he released additional details on the investigation into the death of 15-year-old Quawan "Bobby" Charles "in light of the public interest into the circumstances."
