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NOPD Investigates Homicide on South I-10 Service Road

by Dawne Massey

November 6, 2016

Categories: Be on the Lookout

Topics: Homicide, Seventh District

NOPD Investigates Homicide on South I-10 Service Road

NOPD is investigating a homicide that occurred this morning (Nov. 6) in the 12300 block of South I-10 Service Road.

 

A little after 9 a.m. officers responded to a call of an aggravated battery by shooting at the Stay Express Inn & Suites. Upon arrival officers found an unknown black male lying in a first floor hallway at the rear of the hotel. The victim was suffering from at least one gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene.

 

The Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office will release the victim’s name and the official cause of death.

 

If you have any information regarding this incident please contact the Homicide Division at 504-658-5300. Citizens with information that can help solve crimes are asked to call Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111 or toll-free 1-877-903-STOP.