New Orleans Police arrest a suspect in the fatal shooting of a man in the 900 block of Canal St. Wednesday afternoon.
Police say 24-year-old Khutbi Abdelkader killed a man after getting into an argument.
"Through investigation, detectives determined that a verbal altercation had ensued involving Abdelkader and the victim outside of a business," said police. "During that altercation, the victim sustained a gunshot wound."
Police detained Abdelkader at the scene for questioning.
"Through further investigation, NOPD Homicide Unit detectives were able to determine Abdelkader to be the suspected perpetrator and obtained an arrest warrant on a charge of second-degree murder," an NOPD news release said.
The investigation is ongoing and police ask anyone who might have more information to call NOPD Homicide Detective Jameson Diesburg at (504) 658-5300.
