Christopher Bishop Thomas, 18, was fatally shot in the St. Roch neighborhood of New Orleans in the spring of 2018, weeks before he was due to graduate from Lake Area High School. Accounts conflict on the exact date of death: his obituary lists Monday, April 16, 2018, while the National Gun Violence Memorial records Saturday, April 14, 2018. Funeral services were held Saturday, April 28, 2018, at Gertrude Geddes Willis Funeral Home.

Christopher was the son of Jacqueline K. Lacy and Harold Thomas; his stepparent, siblings, and grandparents survived him. Around the same time the city also lost 17-year-old Pernell Richardson to a separate shooting, underscoring a tragic period of violence that affected multiple families.

No arrests or suspect identifications have been reported in Christopher’s killing. If anyone has information about the shooting or knew Christopher, please share what you know with investigators.