The NOPD has obtained an arrest warrant for Raquel Dorsey (pictured, black female, DOB: 01-12-1985) in the investigation of an aggravated battery by cutting on May 24, 2021 on South Broad Avenue near Poydras Street.
The victim stated that at approximately 7:45 a.m., he was walking eastbound on the Broad Street overpass when pictured female subject approached him and the two engaged in a verbal altercation. The victim stated that the suspect then physically attacked him before she retrieved a small knife-like object and cut the victim multiple times. The victim sustained multiple lacerations to the head, face, and hand; all of which were deemed to be non-life threatening.
Through investigation, NOPD First District detectives positively identified the perpetrator as Dorsey and obtained an arrest warrant on a charge of aggravated battery by cutting.
Anyone with additional information on this incident is asked to contact NOPD First District detectives at 504-658-6010 or call anonymously to Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans at 504-822-1111 or toll-free 1-877-903-STOP.