On Christmas morning, Saturday, December 25, 2021, 19-year-old Darian Clinton Walker Jr. was found fatally shot in a grassy lot in the 7300 block of Chef Menteur Highway in New Orleans East. The New Orleans Police Department responded to a call about 10:49 a.m. and discovered Walker’s body. His death was one of several homicides in the city over the Christmas holiday.

Darian, known to some as Lil Bid, was the only son of Simella Ann Brown and Darian Clinton Walker Sr. He was also a stepson, brother, and uncle. Funeral services were held in early January 2022. The investigation remains open; there have been no publicly announced arrests or officially named suspects, and a reward is being offered for information that could lead to an arrest.

If anyone has information about what happened to Darian or was in the area of Chef Menteur Highway on December 25, 2021, please come forward.