Derrah Nelson, 24, was fatally shot on the evening of August 14, 2022, near the intersection of Canal and North Derbigny streets in New Orleans. Officers found her unresponsive shortly before 5 p.m. The shooting also injured a man and a dog; the man was located a short distance away at Tulane Avenue and North Claiborne.

The New Orleans Police Department opened a homicide investigation and continues to seek information from the public. Nelson’s family remembered her as a bright and promising young woman. No arrests or suspects have been publicly identified in connection with her killing.

If anyone was in the Canal and North Derbigny area around 5 p.m. on August 14, 2022, or has information about the shooting, please share what is known with investigators.