On the evening of August 22, 2019, 34-year-old Wilbert Bias III was shot and killed at a Discount Zone gas station in New Orleans East. The shooting occurred around 5 p.m. in the 6700 block of Chef Menteur Highway and also claimed the life of 43-year-old Sylvester Snow. Officers found both men with gunshot wounds at the scene; emergency medical personnel pronounced them dead at the location. The crime scene centered on a red pickup truck parked in front of the gas station that had been riddled with bullet holes.

Wilbert Bias III was the son of Edith Darby and Wilbert Bias, Jr., attended St. Paul the Apostle School and Marion Abramson High School, and is remembered by many family members, a longtime companion Wendy Barnes, and friends. The New Orleans Police Department opened an investigation and Crimestoppers appealed for information, but news reports have not identified suspects or announced arrests and the investigation remains unresolved.

If anyone saw activity around the Discount Zone on Chef Menteur Highway that evening or has information that could help, please share what is known.