On the afternoon of December 3, 2021, gunfire in the St. Roch neighborhood of New Orleans fatally wounded 24-year-old Mikia Alexis Sudda Kirton in the 2300 block of North Galvez Street. She was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead. The New Orleans coroner’s office identified her, and the New Orleans Police Department opened a homicide investigation.

Mikia was a graduate of Christian Academy and a student at Impreisen Health Care. She was the daughter of Naikia Boutte and Michael Kirton and a mother to two children.

The case remains listed among unsolved homicides, and the family and community continue to seek answers. If anyone knew Mikia or has information about the shooting, please come forward to assist the investigation.