UPDATE: Police have announced they looking for the driver of a vehicle in connection to a homicide that occurred in New Orleans’ Tremé neighborhood.
On Monday, October 25, NOPD reported the department was searching for the unknown driver of the pictured black car for questioning in the investigation of a homicide that occurred earlier in the month.
The car is believed to be a two-door Honda Civic coupe with a dark tinted windshield and windows.
Investigators say the driver and the other possible occupants of the car are not wanted on criminal charges and are only wanted for questioning.
Anyone with any information on the pictured vehicle or the incident is asked to contact NOPD Homicide Det. Walter Edmond at 504-658-5300. Reports can also be made anonymously to Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans at 504-822-1111 or toll-free 1-877-903-STOP.
UPDATE: On Monday, October 11, the New Orleans Coroner identified the victim in this investigation as 56-year-old Albert Hayward.
The preliminary cause of death has been listed as a gunshot wound.
Homicide Detective Walter Edmond is in charge of the ongoing investigation and can be reached at 504-658-5300 or call anonymously to Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans at 504-822-1111 or toll-free at 1-877-903-STOP.
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Just after NOPD Superintendent Shaun Ferguson spoke on the recent homicides in the city for the past 48 hours, the New Orleans Police Department began investigating another incident.
At about 11:12 a.m., NOPD was first notified of an aggravated battery by shooting in the 1100 block of North Claiborne Avenue.
Upon arrival, First District officers located a male subject inside of an automobile who sustained a gunshot wound(s). The victim was dead on the scene.
Investigators are currently in the process of gathering evidence and information to identify the person(s) responsible for this incident, as well as a motive. No additional details are available at this time.
The Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office will identify the victim and official cause of death upon completion of autopsy and notification of family.
Homicide Detective Walter Edmond is in charge of the ongoing investigation and can be reached at 504-658-5300 or call anonymously to Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans at 504-822-1111 or toll-free at 1-877-903-STOP.
