Rashad Elijah Dotson, 23, was fatally shot on the afternoon of Sunday, October 23, 2022, at an apartment complex in the 1100 block of Chimney Wood Lane in the Little Woods area of New Orleans East. He was taken by private vehicle to a local hospital and pronounced dead at about 4:18 p.m.; the Orleans Parish Coroner later identified him and confirmed the cause of death.

The New Orleans Police Department classified the incident as a homicide and assigned detectives from its homicide unit. Detectives canvassed the area and asked the public for information, and tips can be submitted to homicide detectives or Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced; investigators have not released a motive or detailed circumstances surrounding the shooting.

Did anyone in the Little Woods neighborhood see or hear anything that afternoon that could help the investigation?