On a Saturday evening in the Pines Village neighborhood of New Orleans East, 17-year-old Josiah Carter was fatally shot on September 17, 2022. The double shooting near Virgilian Street and Digby Park also wounded another person; first responders arrived but Carter did not survive his injuries.

Known as J5, Josiah was a senior at McDonogh 35 College Preparatory High School and is remembered as a beloved son and brother. His death prompted widespread grief, memorial notices, and messages from family and friends mourning the loss of a promising young life.

Police documented the shooting but there have been no public announcements of arrests or identified suspects, and the motive remains unknown. The investigation is open and unresolved.

Did anyone in the Pines Village area that evening see or hear anything that could help bring answers to Josiah’s family?