Ricky Poppa Hill, a 34-year-old African American man born December 27, 1985, died in New Orleans on December 10, 2020, after being shot in the 1600 block of Shirley Drive. The New Orleans Police Department reports officers found Hill suffering from multiple gunshot wounds; he was transported to a hospital and pronounced dead that night. Detectives processed the scene and began gathering evidence, but the first official account did not name a suspect, describe a getaway vehicle, or provide a motive.

The Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office was to formally identify the victim and determine the official cause of death after autopsy and family notification. Police asked anyone with information to contact the homicide section or submit tips through Crime Stoppers.

Have any readers in that neighborhood or with information about the night of December 10, 2020, come forward?