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Man who shot hotel valet in CBD 'feared for my life,' says report

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A 37-year-old self-described social media influencer who shot and killed a valet outside the Ace Hotel on Carondolet Street says he did it in self defense. Lavanzel Kerr told The Times-Picayune | New Orleans Advocate that the valet pistol-whipped him and demanded $100.

Kerr said shooting 21-year-old Alton Williams was a "last resort," saying "at that point, I feared for my life."


At least one witness gave a written statement backing up Kerr's claim. An attorney for Williams' family says they have interviewed witnesses who say Williams neither hit Kerr nor had a gun in his hands.

Law enforcement sources told the publication they confiscated guns from both parties.

Click here to read more from The Times-Picayune | New Orleans Advocate.