NOPD searching for car connected to double murder

NOPD searching for car connected to double murder
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The NOPD is seeking to locate a vehicle of interest in the investigation of a double homicide, August 23rd at the intersection of Jeanette and Joliet streets that left two victims dead.  

At about 10:22 p.m., August 23rd, NOPD Second District officers responded to a call of an aggravated battery by shooting at the location.

Upon arrival, officers located two adult male victims down, each with multiple gunshot wounds. The victims were both declared dead at the scene.

The pictured vehicle, believed to be a white Chevrolet Impala, was seen on surveillance video in the area at the time of the incident.

NOPD Homicide Unit detectives are seeking the vehicle and seek to question its occupant(s).

Anyone with additional information on this incident or on the pictured vehicle of interest is asked to contact NOPD Homicide Unit Detective Eric Vilhelmsen at 504-658-5300 or call anonymously to Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans at 504-822-1111 or toll-free 1-877-903-STOP.