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Suspect Identified in Eighth District Aggravated Assault

by Aaron E. Looney

March 26, 2020

Categories: Be on the Lookout

Topics: Assault/Battery, Eighth District

Suspect Identified in Eighth District Aggravated Assault
The NOPD has obtained an arrest warrant for Kobey Joseph (pictured, DOB: 11-29-1999) in the investigation of an aggravated assault that occurred on March 22, 2020.
 
Through investigation, NOPD Eighth District officers determined that at about 11:46 p.m., Joseph reportedly shoplifted from a business. Upon returning to the business, Joseph was allegedly asked to leave by an employee of the location. Both parties were involved in an argument, at which time Joseph allegedly produced a handgun and left the location.
 
Anyone with information on this incident or on the whereabouts of Kobey Joseph is asked to contact NOPD Eighth District detectives at 504-658-6080, or to call anonymously to Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans at 504-822-1111 or toll-free at 1-877-903-STOP.