NOPD needs the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect who tried to rob a house full of people.

On December 26, 2016, at approximately 8:40 p.m., the victims reported that they were leaving a family party in the 800 block of Fern Street when an unknown black male emerged from the bushes near the residence. He pointed a handgun at two of the victims and ordered them to go back inside the residence. Once inside, the perpetrator pointed the handgun at several victims and demanded their property. The suspect took a cell phone and fled the residence, dropping the phone on the way out. One victim gave chase after the perpetrator who fired one shot in the direction of the victim. He then fled the scene down Fern Street.

The suspect is described as a black male, 5'8” tall, 17-20 years old, with short dreadlocks. He was wearing a white shirt, blue jeans, had a printed bandanna covering his face and was carrying a black semi-auto handgun. A link to surveillance video of the suspect is available here: https://youtu.be/ywaLoG1ssBo

If you have any information on this incident or the identity of the suspect please contact Detective Damita M. Williams or any Second District detective at 504-658-6020. Citizens with information that can help solve crimes are asked to call Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111 or toll-free 1-877-903-STOP. 

Armed Robbery

In Louisiana, an armed robbery conviction requires the offender to be imprisoned at hard labor for 10 – 99 years, without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence. When a firearm is used in the commission of the crime, the offender will be imprisoned for an additional 5 years that will be served consecutively to the original sentence.