Category: crime

Man shot to death at Shell station on Franklin

A man was fatally shot Wednesday afternoon (Oct. 18) at a Franklin Avenue gas station, the New Orleans Police Department reported. At 5:24 p.m., NOPD Third District detectives responded to a call of a shooting in the 3400 block of...

Woman ejected from scooter and killed in hit-and-run

A woman was killed Tuesday (Sept. 19) while riding a motor scooter on Franklin Avenue, the New Orleans Police Department. reported. The fatal hit-and-run crash occurred at the intersection of Franklin and Filmore at about 5:45 p.m. Police determined that...

Police release video of Abundance Street shooting

The New Orleans Police Department is requesting assistance in identifying and locating the perpetrators of a shooting incident that occurred Wednesday evening (July 26) in the 1900 block of Abundance Street. In this incident, the victim was sitting on the...

Overnight shooting leaves teenager dead

A teenage boy was shot to death early Saturday on Elder Street near Franklin Avenue, the New Orleans Police Department reported. At 12:07 a.m., NOPD Third District officers responding to a shooting the 2600 block of Elder Street found a...