By Kaitlin Rust | WVUE | May 25, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Louisiana leads the entire nation in mass shootings per capita according to the Gun Violence Archive. 79 people have been injured and 9 killed in 16 mass shootings so far this year. To put that in perspective, Texas had…
BY MISSY WILKINSON | NOLA.com | MAY 23, 2022 The New Orleans coroner on Monday released the names of three people slain during a violent weekend that included two mass shootings — one in the Lower 9th Ward on Friday night, which wounded four people, one fatally, and one in the Central Business District early…
By Natasha Robin | WVUE | May 23, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Since the weekend began Friday at 4 p.m., 15 people have been wounded by gunfire in nine different shootings across New Orleans. Four of those victims died. “The fact that it can happen anywhere on any street makes it…
By Natasha Robin | WVUE | May 19, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO When it comes to homicides in New Orleans, the number of female victims has increased every year since 2019, when 15 women were killed. In 2020, 28 women were slain and in 2021 the number rose to 33. One of the most high-profile…
By Victor Skinner | The Center Square | May 19, 2022 Legislation to increase the penalty for carjackers who cause serious injury has cleared the Louisiana House and could soon head to Gov. John Bel Edwards for final approval. Senate Bill 161, sponsored by Sen. Kirk Talbot, R-River Ridge, was presented for a vote on the…
By Mike Perlstein | WWL-TV | May 18, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO The vast majority of violent felony prosecutions in New Orleans last year ended with dismissal or plea to a lesser charge, WWL-TV revealed Tuesday in its investigative report “Discounted Justice.” The story got quite a response, and among those who reacted was New Orleans…
BY KASEY BUBNASH | NOLA.com | MAY 18, 2022 Two men killed within about one block and three days of each other in the St. Claude area were identified Wednesday by the Orleans Parish coroner’s office as Dwan Carson, 27, and Maurice Motten, 31. Carson was shot dead Friday in the 4200 block of North…
By Mike Perlstein | WWL-TV | May 18, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO In 2020, Horace Toppins was already on New Orleans Police radar as a frequent domestic abuser, with a fresh warrant out for his arrest. Seventh District officers were serving that warrant in April that year when Toppins opened fire, shooting officer Kevin Doucette…
By Aubry Killion | WDSU | May 16, 2022 NEW ORLEANS — The city of New Orleans has surpassed more than 100 murders this year. New Orleans has recorded 110 homicides as of Monday morning. This is the fastest the city has reached 100 murders since before Hurricane Katrina. According to the Metropolitan Crime Commission, the last…
BY MISSY WILKINSON and CARLIE KOLLATH WELLS | NOLA.com | MAY 16, 2022 A 31-year-old man was killed in a shooting Monday morning in the Musicians’ Village area of St. Claude, New Orleans police said. It’s the second homicide in the area in less than a week. On Friday, a person was killed a block away…