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Suspect Sought in Fifth District Shooting

by Aaron E. Looney

May 26, 2020

Categories: Be on the Lookout

Topics: Assault/Battery, Fifth District

Suspect Sought in Fifth District Shooting

The NOPD is seeking to locate a subject in the investigation of an aggravated battery by shooting that occurred on May 13, 2020 in the 5100 block of Saint Claude Avenue.

At about 11:45 p.m., the pictured subject was allegedly involved in a verbal argument with the victim at the location During the argument, the subject produced a firearm and shot the victim.

The subject is described as an unknown Hispanic male, standing approximately 5’7” in height with a muscular build and wearing a dark colored t-shirt, blue jeans and a baseball cap. The subject was seen fleeing the location in a dark-colored Ford F-150 pickup truck bearing Mississippi license plate HD4344.

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact NOPD Fifth District detectives at 504-658-6050 or call anonymously to Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans at 504-822-1111 or toll-free 1-877-903-STOP.