Members of the NOPD's Violent Offender Squad (VOWS) and U.S. Marshals today (May 17, 2023) arrested Henry Talley Jr. (Black male, DOB: 6-24-1974) in connection with a homicide in the Seventh District.
On May 11, 2023, at about 9:01 a.m. NOPD Seventh District Officers responded to a call of person laying in the street at the intersection of Mayo Boulevard and the South I-10 Service Road.
Upon arrival, they discovered an adult female, identified later by the Orleans Parish Coroner as 28-year-old Asia Davis. She had been shot multiple times and was declared deceased on scene.
Through investigation, detectives positively identified Henry Talley Jr. as the perpetrator in this incident.
He was apprehended by VOWS and the U.S. Marshals this morning in the 2600 block of Governor Nichols Street. Talley was booked into the Orleans Justice Center on charges of second-degree murder.
Anyone with additional information about this incident is asked to contact the Homicide Unit at 504-658-5300 or Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111 or toll-free at 1-877-903-7867.
All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
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