Lonnie Jeorge Loso Phillips, Sr. was 29 when he was shot and killed on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, in New Orleans East. A graduate of George Washington Carver Senior High School, he worked first as a DJ known as DJ Flyboi Lonnie and later earned a barber license in 2016, opening Fade City Barbershop. He was the father of three children, Milan, Malaya, and Lonnie Jr.

The New Orleans Police Department and the coroner’s office investigated the death as a homicide. Family and friends continue to seek justice and answers after his sudden and violent death.

If anyone knew Lonnie, his routines, or observed anything in New Orleans East around July 19, 2022, please come forward with information that could help the investigation.