Arnold Joseph Savoy, 56, was found dead inside the trunk of a vehicle after a single-vehicle crash near Basinview Drive and the South I-10 Service Road in New Orleans. Officers from the New Orleans Police Department’s Seventh District arrived about 10:23 a.m. on December 24, 2020, and emergency medical services pronounced him dead at the scene. Investigators determined he had been shot and that the fatal wound was not a result of the crash.

A graduate of John Ehret High School and Holy Cross College with a degree in Business Administration and Accounting, Savoy had retired as a Credit Collection Manager at the Bank of Louisiana. Family and friends remember him as a devoted husband, son and community-minded man who considered his service dogs, Happy and Tigger, part of the family.

An investigation remains open and Crimestoppers has offered a reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction. If anyone knew Arnold or has information about what happened that morning, please come forward.