A family in New Orleans mourns the loss of a mother who was fatally shot in front of her 8-year-old son when they were caught in the crossfire of a violent shooting taking place.
Family members say, Monique Blount, 50, and her son were heading home from her mother’s house when they drove into a hail of bullets from a shooting happening on Robert E. Lee Boulevard in Gentilly over the weekend.
Blount drove to a nearby gas station where she eventually succumbed to her injures. Her son was in the car at the time but was unharmed.
Last night, family and friends gathered for a vigil put on at the Wendy’s where Blount worked as a general manager.
“It’s a hard thing to take, to swallow, such a senseless act on a wonderful person,” Blount’s aunt Brenda Valteau told WWLTV.
This is the second family member killed in a violent crime incident. Back in 2005, Blount’s younger brother was killed due to gun violence.
Investigators with the New Orleans Police Department are still working to find who is responsible. If you know anything that can help police call NOPD at 504-658-5300 or Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111.
