On the evening of December 8, 2012, 51-year-old Lionel Elzy was found inside a vehicle on the 7900 block of Read Boulevard in Central City, New Orleans, suffering multiple gunshot wounds. The New Orleans Police Department classified the incident as a homicide after responding to reports of gunfire that night.

Police initially had few leads: no suspects were identified at the scene and no arrests were announced in the immediate aftermath. The shooting was one of several that weekend, and family and community members were left with little information about who was responsible or why.

Years have passed and the case remains open and unsolved with no publicly named suspects or arrests. If anyone knew Lionel, witnessed the shooting, or has information that could help investigators, please come forward and contact the New Orleans Police Department.