Bruce Elijah Reed, 61, was fatally shot on June 6, 2019, in New Orleans East. Reed was a native and resident of New Orleans and is remembered by his family as a loving father, grandfather, and brother. His killing was tied by ballistics to a series of apparently motiveless shootings that terrorized the New Orleans area; the same handgun was linked to multiple crime scenes in Orleans and Jefferson Parishes.

Investigators identified Sean Barret as the suspected lone gunman and arrested him after a multi-parish probe. Barret was connected to multiple homicides and attempted murders; questions about his competency led to psychiatric evaluations that ultimately found him fit to stand trial. Prosecutors in Jefferson Parish tried and convicted Barret there, resulting in three consecutive life sentences. The warrant for Reed’s murder in Orleans Parish remained active at that time.

Does anyone have information about Bruce Reed, his life in New Orleans, or his activities around June 2019 that could help investigators?