The NOPD has obtained arrest warrants for Gevante Banks (pictured at left, male, DOB: 04-23-1998 and Harvy Jefferson (pictured at right, male, DOB: 11-05-2001, note uncommon spelling of first name), both of Lake Charles, La., in the investigation of a shooting on December 20, 2020 in the 100 block of Magazine Street.
Through investigation, both Banks and Jefferson were developed and positively identified as the perpetrators in this incident. Both Banks and Jefferson are sought on charges of aggravated second-degree battery and illegal discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence.
Anyone with additional information on this incident is asked to contact NOPD Eighth District detectives at 504-658-6080 or call anonymously to Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans at 504-822-1111 or toll-free 1-877-903-STOP.