A double homicide on Edgefield Drive in the Kingswood Subdivision of New Orleans East left a family shattered on the evening of July 26, 2016. Neighbors reported hearing eight to nine gunshots around 6:30 p.m.; officers who went to the home found 44-year-old Freddie Burgess dead of multiple gunshot wounds and his 59-year-old mother, Debra Burgess, critically injured. Debra was taken to a local hospital and later died of her injuries. Freddie’s three children, all under the age of thirteen, were in the house during the shooting and were found physically unharmed.

Investigators say unknown person or persons entered the residence and opened fire. Neighbors recalled a car speeding away from the scene, but no detailed description of the vehicle or occupants was released and reporting at the time did not identify a suspect or motive. The police appealed for information and asked anyone with knowledge to come forward.

Does anyone have information about that night or remember the car seen leaving the area?