On the evening of March 16, 2016, gunfire in the Algiers neighborhood of New Orleans left 36-year-old Kenneth Celius Jr. fatally wounded. Police say the shooting happened about 6:30 p.m. in the 1700 block of Lebouef Street. Officers responding to a call found Celius with at least one gunshot wound; he was taken to a local hospital but died of his injuries. The Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office later ruled the death a homicide by shooting.

Officials opened a homicide investigation but released few details about what led to the shooting. No information about a motive, suspects, or arrests has been made public and the investigation remains ongoing. If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about Kenneth’s death, please come forward to the New Orleans Police Department.