Hollis Carter, 21, was shot and killed in New Orleans on the morning of March 23, 2022. He was riding in a vehicle with his mother, en route to a court appearance, when another vehicle pulled alongside on Chef Menteur Highway and an occupant opened fire. Carter was struck in the head and pronounced dead at the scene; his mother suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to a hospital in critical condition.

At the time he was killed, Carter was out on bond and facing two counts of second-degree murder in connection with the March 2021 deaths of 18-year-old Caleb Johnson and 25-year-old Breyiana Brown. His attorney said Carter’s alleged confession to that double homicide was made under duress and that Carter was afraid of the actual killer; the lawyer described the shooting that killed Carter as street justice. Police later arrested Bokio B. Johnson, Caleb Johnson’s father, charging him with second-degree murder in Carter’s death and attempted second-degree murder for the mother’s injuries, after surveillance footage was said to show a truck pulling up alongside Carter’s car.

Carter’s family has maintained his innocence in the earlier slayings, saying his death deprived him of the chance to clear his name in court. Does anyone have information about Carter’s movements or the incident on Chef Menteur Highway that morning?