Nyeme Hodges was 27 when he was shot and killed on the evening of March 18, 2021, in the 2100 block of Allen Street in New Orleans’ 7th Ward. He was struck by at least one bullet; the Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office ruled the cause of death a homicide from the gunshot wound. The shooting occurred about two blocks from a recent quadruple shooting, deepening the neighborhood’s trauma.

The New Orleans Police Department has not publicly named any suspects or described a motive, and the circumstances leading up to the attack remain unclear. No arrests have been announced and the investigation is ongoing. If anyone saw what happened that evening or has information about Nyeme Hodges’s killing, please contact the authorities.