Joseph Smith, 40, was shot dead on New Year’s Day 2017 in New Orleans. Officers responding to reports of gunfire found him unresponsive in the front yard of a residence in the 3800 block of D’Hemecourt Street at about 2:22 p.m.; he had sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police identified a suspect, 25-year-old Tarik Smith, who surrendered to the New Orleans Police Department on January 12, 2017 and was arrested by the Violent Offender Warrant Squad. He was booked into Central Lockup on a charge of second-degree murder in connection with Joseph Smith’s death.

Did anyone in the neighborhood or with information about Joseph Smith’s movements that afternoon come forward?