Verrick Bills, a 37-year-old Black man, was shot and killed in the early morning of March 17, 2017, on the 3400 block of Kabel Drive in the Algiers neighborhood of New Orleans. Emergency responders arrived around 5:37 a.m. and found Bills unresponsive with a fatal gunshot wound to his chest; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

New Orleans Police Department Fourth District officers secured the area and began a homicide investigation. Detectives later identified a person of interest, named as Curtis Delmore Jr., and publicly asked to speak with him. Authorities clarified he was not wanted in connection with the shooting but might have information relevant to the case. The investigation into Bills’ death remained active.

If anyone has information about what happened that morning or knew Verrick Bills, please share what you know with investigators.