On Thursday afternoon, June 3, 2010, Juan Kenta Bolton, a 28-year-old Black man, was in the drive-thru at a Walgreens on Elysian Fields Avenue in New Orleans when he was shot in the chest at 4:33 PM. Emergency services transported him to a nearby hospital, but his injuries were fatal and he died later that day. He was laid to rest on June 11, 2010.

Known to family and friends as Chip or Toot-Toot, Bolton was a son, a brother, and a deacon at New Home Ministries. His loved ones remembered him for a warm smile and his presence in the community. The investigation into his murder remains open; no suspects or arrests have been publicly identified and the motive is unclear, and the case is now considered cold.

If anyone has information about what happened that afternoon at the Walgreens or knows anything about Bolton’s killing, please come forward.