James Worthy, 74, was shot to death late on January 15, 2022, in the Little Woods area of New Orleans East. Officers responded just after 11 p.m. to the 6200 block of Curran Road/Curran Boulevard on reports of a shooting and found Worthy outdoors with at least one gunshot wound; emergency crews pronounced him dead at the scene.

The killing was reported the same night as another fatal shooting elsewhere in the city, but police said the incidents were not connected. Later reporting and memorial listings identified the victim as James Worthy, and available reports describe the death as resulting from gun violence.

There is no confirmed public information that an arrest was made or that a suspect has been named. If anyone knew James Worthy or has information about what happened on Curran Road on January 15, 2022, please come forward.