On the morning of March 10, 2017, police in New Orleans responded to a shooting at a home on the corner of Mandolin and Touro streets in Gentilly and found three family members dead. Six-year-old Jumyrin Smith and his 10-year-old brother Justin Simms were discovered in their beds, having been shot, and their 30-year-old mother, Monique Smith, was also found fatally shot inside the house. A 12-year-old sister, A’miya, survived gunshot wounds and was taken to the hospital in critical condition for emergency surgery.

The family had lived in the neighborhood for about a year. Jumyrin’s father, who was separated from Monique and living in Mississippi at the time, expressed deep grief. The New Orleans Police Department described the scene as devastating. Despite public pleas and a cash reward offered through Crimestoppers, no arrests have been announced and no suspects or motive have been publicly identified; the investigation remains open.

If anyone lived nearby or has information about who might have done this, please come forward to assist the investigation.