NOPD makes an arrest in a double homicide in Algiers

Ronjae Steadman

Police in New Orleans arrest 19-year-old Ronjae Steadman in connection with Monday’s double homicide in Algiers which left a man and a 3-year-old child dead.

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A female victim was also shot but her condition is not known at this time.

NOPD investigators say Steadman was involved in yesterday’s drive-by shooting in the 2000 block of LeBeouf Street and a warrant for his arrest was issued.

Today, police found and arrested Steadman. He was booked into the Orleans Parish Justice Center this morning for a principal to second-degree murder, illegal possession of stolen things, illegal carrying of a weapon and resisting an officer.