Rodney Alex Ruffin was 18 when he died in New Orleans on April 15, 2012. Born November 26, 1993, he had worked at Popeye’s and the New Orleans Superdome and held an Asbestos Certification from Mendez Environmental. His death was announced in an obituary in The Times-Picayune on April 20, 2012.

The obituary lists a large surviving family including his mother, father, and numerous siblings.

Did anyone in the New Orleans community at the time have information about Rodney’s life or the circumstances around April 2012?