On December 14, 2021, Nolan Obey, 60, was found shot to death in an apartment complex on Chef Menteur Highway in New Orleans. He and 17-year-old Jarwine Darnell McMaster were both discovered with fatal gunshot wounds when authorities arrived. Friends and acquaintances remembered Obey as a great person and mourned his loss; an online memorial for victims of gun violence displayed 56 virtual candles for him.

Details about how the shooting unfolded and who was responsible have not been released, leaving the circumstances and motive unclear. If anyone has information about Nolan Obey, his movements that day, or the incident at the apartment complex, please come forward.