On the evening of July 26, 2016, a double homicide occurred inside a home on Edgefield Drive in New Orleans East. Neighbors reported hearing multiple gunshots and a vehicle speeding away. Inside the house, 44-year-old Freddy Burgess was found dead; his mother, 59-year-old Debra Burgess, was shot and taken to a local hospital where she later died. Three children under the age of thirteen were in the home during the shooting and were reported physically unharmed.

Police believe one or more unidentified individuals entered the residence and opened fire. The motive was not known in the immediate aftermath, and no suspects or arrests had been publicly identified at that time. If anyone knew the Burgess family, was in the neighborhood that night, or saw a vehicle leaving the area, please share what was seen.