On the evening of October 23, 2013, Willie Parnell Boudreaux, 31, was fatally wounded in a drive-by shooting in the Algiers neighborhood of New Orleans. The attack at the intersection of Mardi Gras Boulevard and Copernicus Street also killed 30-year-old Christopher Petty and injured a 14-year-old girl. Emergency responders reached the scene, but Boudreaux’s injuries proved fatal.

The New Orleans Police Department opened an investigation and asked the public for help identifying those responsible. The motive for the double homicide has not been disclosed, and no arrests or suspect identifications have been publicly reported. The killings left a palpable sense of loss and unanswered questions for the victims’ families and the local community.

If anyone has information about that night or saw activity near Mardi Gras Boulevard and Copernicus Street on October 23, 2013, please share what is known.