In the early morning hours of November 26, 2021, 19-year-old Cody Lagarde was found fatally shot in the 6300 block of Florida Avenue in New Orleans. His death was ruled a homicide. He was discovered just after 5 a.m., and police describe the investigation as ongoing.

Cody had recently graduated from New Orleans Alternative High School in 2021, worked for United Parcel Service, and was an active member of True Vine Missionary Baptist Church. Family and friends remember him as caring and attentive, someone who checked in on others. No arrests or public suspect identifications have been announced. Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans has posted a cash reward for information leading to an arrest.

If anyone has information about Cody’s death or was in the area that morning, please share what you know with investigators.