In the early morning hours of September 29, 2019, in the Little Woods section of New Orleans East, 20-year-old Drake Donahue was sitting in a vehicle on Anne Marie Court with another person when two masked, gloved men emerged from a nearby backyard and opened fire at about 4:33 a.m. Donahue was struck multiple times; the other occupant escaped on foot. Emergency crews rushed Donahue to a local hospital, but he later died of his injuries. The Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office identified him on October 7, 2019.

The New Orleans Police Department opened a homicide investigation and has sought the public’s help to identify two people described as persons of interest; authorities have stated those individuals are not currently classified as suspects. No arrests or charges have been announced and the investigation is ongoing.

If anyone has information about that shooting or the two people seen leaving the backyard, please share what is known with the NOPD.