New Orleans police investigate a homicide in the St. Claude neighborhood.
The NOPD says officers were responding to a call of shots fired about 4:28 p.m. on Friday in the 1500 block of Mazant Street. According to the police report, when officers arrived they found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The NOPD hasn’t released a suspect or motive. The Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office hasn’t yet released the name of the victim until an autopsy is completed.
Those with information can also call anonymously to Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans at 504-822-1111 or toll-free 1-877-903-STOP or by calling Homicide Detective Sasha Toussaint at 504-658-5300.