August 11, 2023 NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that ANTOINE CLARK(“CLARK”),age 33, of New Orleans, Louisiana; DIMITRI FRAZIER (“FRAZIER”), age 31, of Westwego, Louisiana; SHIRLEY HARRIS (“HARRIS”), age 38, of New Orleans, Louisiana; ADONTE TURNER (“A. TURNER”), age 25, of New Orleans, Louisiana; and TIFFANY TURNER (“T. TURNER”), age 52, of New Orleans, Louisiana were indicted on August 10, 2023.…
By Fox 8 Staff August 9, 2023 A 14-year-old juvenile has been arrested in connection to the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Juelz Brock, according to the New Orleans Police Department. Officers responded to the shooting on Aug. 6 in the 7700 block of Shubert Street, where Brock was found suffering from a gunshot wound to…
By Jordan Lippincott, WGNO August 8, 2023 A growing number of shooting victims in New Orleans are juveniles. New numbers show the increase, and despite all categories of violent crime being down compared to 2022, the president of the Metropolitan Crime Commission, Rafael Goyeneche, says juvenile violence remains a significant area of concern. The 13-year-old…
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…
By David Hammer, WWL4 August 1, 2023 The International Association of Chiefs of Police finished its review of six candidates, and gave the highest score to former Henderson, Nev., police chief Thedrick Andres. But there are still major questions about how the IACP process was handled and how it scored the candidates, something that means…
By Eli Brand, WDSU July 31, 2023 Former Orleans Parish prosecutor and current attorney Blake Arcuri says Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason William’s track record of refusing charges has allowed some suspects to commit other crimes. Arcuri says an example can be seen from this Wednesday when NOPD arrested Keddrick Butler for allegedly breaking into…
Paul Murphy, WWL4 July 28, 2023 New Orleans police are investigating yet another series of vehicle break ins in the CBD. An employee from a CBD hotel spent part of the morning helping guests whose vehicles were burglarized late Thursday or early Friday morning. They were parked in a high-rise garage at O’Keefe Avenue and…