In the early morning of July 26, 2021, Kelvin Oliver, 25, and his 23-year-old girlfriend Nadia Payne were the victims of a targeted drive-by shooting on Bayou Road near North Broad Street in New Orleans. Around 1:24 a.m., another vehicle pulled alongside their car and opened fire. Both were struck and taken to a nearby hospital; Payne died shortly after arrival and Oliver later succumbed to his injuries. The couple were visiting Oliver’s mother and were parents to a one-year-old daughter; Oliver had been planning to propose during an upcoming trip to Cancun, Mexico.

The New Orleans Police Department opened a homicide investigation. No suspects or arrests have been publicly identified, and a reward of up to $5,000 has been offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction. Friends and family describe Oliver as a hardworking father who worked two jobs after earning a nursing assistant certification. Does anyone with information about that Bayou Road shooting or who knew Kelvin and Nadia have tips to share with investigators?