Officer James Arthur Bennett Jr., 45, was found shot to death inside his patrol car in the early morning of May 24, 2015. His vehicle had crashed near Erato and Freret Streets in New Orleans after he was ambushed while working an overtime detail patrolling a construction area at the Guste Homes public housing complex. Bennett had served two years with the Housing Authority of New Orleans Police Department and previously spent 13 years with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office.

The crime scene’s isolated location inside a construction site produced few witnesses and no security-camera footage, hampering the investigation. Nearly a year passed with little public movement until May 2016, when Bennett’s stolen service weapon was recovered during a traffic stop on an 18-year-old, Charles Garner; Garner was booked for illegal possession of a stolen firearm but was not charged in the murder. There have been no public announcements of arrests or named suspects, and the case is believed to remain unsolved.

Did anyone in the area of Erato and Freret Streets in May 2015 see or hear anything that could help identify who ambushed Officer Bennett?