A week of devastating violence in New Orleans’ Central City neighborhood left three brothers dead in February 2021. On the evening of February 13, 26-year-old Bryan Veal was shot and killed at the corner of Washington and Loyola Avenues while he and his brothers were walking home; their younger brother Bradley was also wounded in that attack. Reportedly distraught about the police response, Bryan’s surviving brothers Brandon and Bradley were arrested and charged with battery on a police officer at the scene.

Seven days later, on February 20, Brandon, 30, and Bradley, 21, were ambushed and shot multiple times in the 3100 block of Carondelet Street, less than a mile from Bryan’s killing. Neighbors described hearing 30 to 40 gunshots. Authorities located a vehicle believed used in Bryan’s shooting, but that lead did not produce arrests or identified suspects. With limited witnesses and no clear surveillance footage, the murders of Bryan, Brandon and Bradley Veal remain unsolved. A billboard and a Crime Stoppers reward have been used to seek tips.