On May 1, 2019, Joseph Spencer Powell, a 57-year-old African American man and lifelong New Orleans resident, was fatally shot in the Algiers neighborhood near his mother’s home. The incident was reported as a double shooting; another person was also wounded. Relatives identified Powell at the scene and expressed shock and grief over his death.

Emergency responders found Powell with fatal gunshot wounds. His family and community remain without answers.

If anyone knew Joseph, his routines, or saw activity in the area that evening, please share information that might help the investigation.