Jesse Laymon was 39 when he was shot and killed in New Orleans on the evening of Sunday, August 20, 2017. The shooting occurred in the 7th Ward; emergency responders went to the scene but his injuries were fatal. The New Orleans Police Department classified the death as a homicide and the Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office later identified him as the victim.

Laymon’s death was one of several homicides in the city that year. If anyone has information about Jesse, his movements that night, or the 7th Ward area at that time, please share what is known.