A follow-up status hearing for 17-year-old murder defendant Xyliq Synzere took place before Judge Piper F. McKeithen on Aug. 8.
On June 18, following a request from defense attorney Deborah Levi, Judge McKeithen ordered the prosecution to provide Levi with all related evidence for the discovery process. The deadline for the prosecution to do so was set for Aug. 25.
Synzere is charged as an adult with two counts of first-degree murder and one count each of felony firearm use, having a loaded handgun in a vehicle and having a loaded handgun on his person in connection to a deadly cookout shooting that occurred July 26, 2024 on the 1000 block of N. Eden Street. The victim, 22-year-old Trey Sanders, was killed by three gunshot wounds to the head.
Levi expressed her frustration with the prosecution, claiming that “there is no sense of urgency” in their handling of the case. According to Levi, there are conversations in writing concerning crucial state witnesses that she can’t access. Additionally, Levi claimed the prosecution was attempting to send her edited videos of the surveillance footage concerning the area surrounding the crime scene.
Levi previously subpoenaed an officer related to the case to testify at the Aug. 11 hearing concerning these conversations and videos, but he was not present.
The prosecution responded by saying that issuing a subpoena for a status hearing is “shocking,” and reminded Judge McKeithen of his Aug. 25 deadline to sort out discovery-related issues.
Synzere’s next hearing is scheduled for Aug. 13 before Judge McKeithen.
