An 8-year-old boy known as Neon Lil Munch Arnold died from a gunshot wound on the morning of November 23, 2022, in the Central City neighborhood of New Orleans. He was inside his home on the 3200 block of Second Street at about 11:00 a.m. when a bullet pierced a wall and struck him in the stomach. He was taken to a nearby hospital and later died of his injuries.

The New Orleans Police Department opened an investigation and detained the boy’s mother and other people who had been in the residence for questioning. Early reports did not establish whether the shooting was accidental, self-inflicted, or intentional, nor whether the fatal shot came from inside or outside the home.

Did anyone in the area see or hear anything on the morning of November 23 that could help clarify what happened?