By Maddie Kerth, Fox 8 August 7, 2023 A 13-year-old boy shot and killed in New Orleans East Sunday night is the twenty-first juvenile to die by gunfire so far this year, according to a New Orleans crime watchdog report. The alarming trend is shocking neighborhoods across the city just as school starts for the new year.…
By Joseph Cranney, nola.com August 7, 2023 The private security guard who shot a man in the back outside of the New Orleans library’s main branch Saturday was allowed to receive her license last year after just eight hours of firearm training and two arrests on battery charges in 2021. Kia Simmons, 23, had worked for Metairie-based Pinnacle Security for fewer…
By Morgan Lentes, WDSU August 7, 2023 A 3-year-old male is in critical condition after being shot early Saturday morning. The New Orleans Police Department says the shooting happened around 12:30 a.m. on Interstate 10 Service Road near Crowder Boulevard. Initial reports from the NOPD indicate that the victim was asleep in his bed when…
By Chris Miller, WWL August 7, 2023 New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration is asking the federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to intervene in a hearing ordered by the federal judge overseeing the NOPD consent decree. U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan is seeking more information on NOPD Public Integrity Bureau’s investigation of alleged payroll…