In the late hours of a Friday night in August 2016, 25-year-old Justin Scott was found on the front porch of a residence in the 1700 block of North Broad Street in the 7th Ward, having sustained multiple gunshot wounds. Police were called at about 11 p.m. on August 26 and Scott was pronounced dead at the scene. The death was investigated as a homicide.

Scott, described by his family as an old school boy, was visiting a friend, 26-year-old Laurence McKee, at the time. McKee had been a longtime friend and Scott’s visit that night was described as routine. The New Orleans Police Department identified McKee as a suspect, took him into custody for questioning, and later arrested and charged him with one count of second-degree murder; he was booked into jail. Authorities asked anyone with additional information to come forward.

If anyone knew Justin, his movements that night, or has information about what happened on that porch, please share what you know with investigators.