Shaffee Dawson was 31 when he was killed late on Saturday, September 6, 2014, in the 2900 block of Dryades Street in New Orleans. He was Black or African American. Police responded and the New Orleans Police Department opened a homicide investigation; the case was assigned to Detective Normand.

Public details about what happened that night are sparse. No suspects or persons of interest have been publicly identified, and the investigation remains open with no arrests reported. The absence of clear leads has left family and neighbors without answers about who was responsible for Dawson’s death.

If anyone knew Shaffee Dawson, saw activity near Dryades Street that night, or has information that could help the open investigation, please come forward to the New Orleans Police Department.