On the morning of October 28, 2017, gunfire in the West Laverne Drive neighborhood of New Orleans left 49-year-old Gregory Hilliard dead. Officers from the Seventh District found Hilliard inside a white vehicle at about 9:11 a.m.; he had suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Hilliard was described as an engaged community member, a father, stepfather, brother, and grandfather, known for efforts to keep his neighborhood clean and safe. Surveillance footage from around the time of the shooting shows a black Nissan Maxima approach Hilliard’s vehicle, someone inside firing multiple shots, and the Maxima fleeing north on West Laverne Drive, turning onto Wales Street and then Downman Road.

The suspect vehicle was noted to have a sunroof with a guard, a paper license plate, and a malfunctioning passenger-side brake light. No arrests or public identifications of suspects have been announced and the case has grown cold. Anyone with information about the black Nissan Maxima or the shooting is asked to come forward.