Marvin Pepp, 56, was killed during Carnival weekend on the evening of February 26, 2022, near the Lafitte Greenway in the 2900 block of Conti Street. The celebration outside had drawn crowds for the Endymion parade when gunfire erupted just before 7 p.m., striking multiple people. Police found three victims with gunshot wounds; Pepp and another man, Donald Roberts Jr., were pronounced dead at the scene. A 15-year-old, Heaven Nettles, was transported to a hospital and later died, making the incident a triple homicide.

Pepp, known as Marvin Bald Head Pepp, Sr., grew up in New Orleans, attended Orleans Parish schools and graduated from George Washington Carver Senior High School, where he developed an interest in auto mechanics. In the days after the shooting investigators said no motive or suspects had been publicly announced and urged witnesses to come forward. The family held memorial gatherings in the weeks that followed as the investigation continued.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about what happened that night, please share what is known with investigators.