Jess John Wood Jr. was shot to death on February 3, 2018, in the historic Holy Cross neighborhood of New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward. He was 37 and had been born and raised in New Orleans, earning degrees from Southeastern Louisiana University and Loyola School of Law. The shooting’s circumstances have not been widely released to the public.

Wood was the son of the late Jess John Wood Sr. and Margaret Williamson Wood and is survived by a sister and a half-brother. No arrests or publicly identified suspects have been reported, and the motive has not been disclosed. Friends and family memorialized him online after his death.

If anyone knew Jess Wood, his movements that day, or has information about the shooting, please share what is known.