On Sunday, August 13, 2017, a relative found 61-year-old Margie Eggerson Shorty motionless in the hallway of her Lower Ninth Ward home on the 1300 block of Reynes Street in New Orleans. Emergency responders pronounced her dead at the scene after she suffered multiple puncture wounds in what police describe as a violent attack.

The New Orleans Police Department opened a homicide investigation and a reward of up to $5,000 was offered for information leading to an arrest.

Anyone who knew Margie, lived on Reynes Street, or has information about that day is asked to come forward.