On May 5, 2021, 24-year-old Anthony Francois, a Black/African American man, was fatally shot on Canal Street in New Orleans after an altercation at a vape shop. Reports say Francois had previously been barred from the establishment and that the confrontation escalated there.

The person accused of the shooting was Khutbi Abdelkader, identified as the co-owner of the vape shop. Abdelkader was arrested and faced legal proceedings in connection with Francois’s death.

What did witnesses on Canal Street see that day, or does anyone have information about the altercation at the vape shop?