Ashley Myles, a 31-year-old African American woman, was fatally shot on the evening of September 13, 2022, in the Treme neighborhood of New Orleans. Officers responding to a wellness check in the 2200 block of Dumaine Street found two people with gunshot wounds just after 7 p.m.; both Myles and a male companion were pronounced dead at the scene. The Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office later confirmed a gunshot wound as the cause of Ashley’s death.

The New Orleans Police Department opened a homicide investigation, with Homicide Detective Rayell Johnson leading the case.

If anyone saw activity in the 2200 block of Dumaine Street on the evening of September 13, 2022, or has information that could assist the investigation, please contact investigators.