Troy Alvin Cooks, 29, was fatally shot in New Orleans’ Faubourg Marigny neighborhood in November 2017. Records differ on the exact day of death: an obituary lists Monday, November 13, 2017, while a gun violence memorial records Friday, November 10, 2017. Cooks was a native of New Orleans and is described as a father, son and brother.

The New Orleans Police Department opened an investigation into the shooting. In the days after the incident a woman was taken into custody in connection with his death and the matter moved into the legal system.

If anyone knew Troy, saw activity in Faubourg Marigny in early to mid-November 2017, or has information about the shooting, please come forward.