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Armed Carjacking Suspect Wanted in the First District

by Paris Holmes

November 6, 2019

Categories: Be on the Lookout

Topics: armed robbery, First District

Armed Carjacking Suspect Wanted in the First District

NEW ORLEANS – The NOPD is looking for information that can lead to the identity of a man involved in an armed carjacking incident on November 4, 2019.

At around 8:10 p.m., surveillance cameras captured the pictured unknown male approaching the victim at Orleans Center Foodmart in the 2700 block of Orleans Ave.  The suspect allegedly threatened the victim with a gun before taking his wallet and keys.  The suspect drove off in the victim’s 2009 Mercedes Benz with Louisiana license plate YVR751.    

Anyone with additional information on this incident or the whereabouts of the suspect is asked to contact NOPD First District detectives at 504-658-6010, or to call anonymously to Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111 or toll-free at  1-877-903-STOP (7867).