Donald Ray Barnes was 51 when he was shot and killed in New Orleans on Sunday, May 16, 2010. Officers from the First District found Barnes in the 1900 block of Pauger Street in the city’s 7th Ward after responding to a report of a shooting. Known to family as Paw Paw, he was described as a husband, father, and grandfather.

Reports identify the death as a homicide by gun violence but give no detail about the circumstances of the shooting, any motive, or suspects. There have been no subsequent news reports or official statements detailing arrests in connection with his murder. If anyone has information about that night on Pauger Street or knew Donald Barnes, please share what you know with local authorities.