Malik Dizzy Darnell Coates was 24 and a New Orleans resident when he was shot dead on the evening of Sunday, May 15, 2022, in the Tulane-Gravier neighborhood. Known as Dizzy to those close to him, he had been a student at Delgado Community College, graduated from Christ First Christian Academy, and worked as a certified phlebotomist and HVAC technician. His obituary notes a fiancée, his mother, a sister, and extended family who survived him.

The New Orleans Police Department opened an investigation into the fatal shooting. The loss added to a series of fatal shootings in the city around that time.

If anyone knew Malik, saw activity in Tulane-Gravier on May 15, 2022, or has information that could help the investigation, please come forward.