In the early morning hours of September 29, 2016, a confrontation in New Orleans’ 9th Ward left 53-year-old Benny Weary dead. Around 3 a.m. a homeowner, 73-year-old Abraham Venson, discovered two men in his garage on the 1900 block of Gallier Street. The two men ran from the scene and Venson opened fire as they fled. Weary was struck, taken to the hospital in critical condition, and later died of his injuries.

Following the shooting the New Orleans Police Department arrested Abraham Venson and he was initially booked on aggravated battery. At the time of the initial reports the booking charge had not been upgraded after Weary’s death.

Did anyone in the neighborhood see activity around the 1900 block of Gallier Street that night or know the two men involved?