Eleuterio Zaldivar, 27, was shot and killed on March 23, 2015, in New Orleans after an afternoon spent helping friends with a car. He was outside with David Mejia and David’s son, Nelson, when a stranger, later identified as Elton Williams, approached asking for a cigarette. After returning with a gun minutes later, Williams demanded money; wallets were handed over but tensions escalated and a shot was fired.

Zaldivar was found facedown and unresponsive on the sidewalk; an autopsy documented a gunshot wound to the chest and a recovered bullet, with the forensic pathologist testifying Zaldivar likely survived only minutes after being hit. Officers arrived on the 7600 block of Alabama Street and took Williams into custody after David and Nelson had overpowered him and secured the firearm. Williams was prosecuted, convicted of two counts of armed robbery, second-degree murder, and second-degree battery, and received a life sentence for murder along with other terms; some robbery sentences were later vacated on appeal and resentencing was ordered to address a statutory requirement.

Does anyone have information about Zaldivar’s activities that afternoon or witnessed the incident near Alabama Street?