Kevin Thomas was 34 when he was fatally shot on the morning of Monday, July 27, 2020, at the intersection of North Claiborne and Orleans avenues in the Treme neighborhood of New Orleans. Officers responding to reports of gunfire found him with gunshot wounds; he received medical attention but did not survive.

The New Orleans Police Department opened an investigation that led to the identification and arrest of a suspect. That person later claimed the shooting was an act of self-defense, and the matter moved into the legal system for adjudication.

Also mentioned in the same period is 35-year-old Kevin Thomas Jr., who was shot and killed on July 3, 2020, in front of a Dollar General on the 2800 block of South Claiborne Avenue in Central City; no arrests have been publicly announced in his case.

If anyone has information about either shooting, please share what is known with the appropriate authorities.