On July 20, 2015, 53-year-old James Lawhorne Sr. was fatally shot in the St. Roch neighborhood of New Orleans. The Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office identified him as the victim of the deadly gunshot. The killing occurred during an overnight stretch that included multiple violent incidents in the city.

Investigators tied a car linked to Lawhorne’s killing to a teenager who was later shot by police in a separate encounter. That connection provided an early lead, but further specifics about arrests, charges, or the case’s ultimate resolution have not been released. Little else about the circumstances of the shooting has been made public.

If anyone in St. Roch that night saw or remembers a vehicle possibly connected to this case, please share information with the New Orleans Police Department.