Anthony Michael Barre, 22, known as Messy Mya, was shot and killed on the evening of Sunday, November 14, 2010, after attending a baby shower earlier that day. He had been at a block party in the 7th Ward at St. Anthony and North Rocheblave streets when gunfire erupted; he was struck multiple times and found lying face down in the street. Graphic cell phone images from the scene circulated online soon after, and his death prompted widespread grief from fans and the local community.

Police initially reported no suspects or motive. An arrest followed about a week later when Jason Hamilton was taken into custody and confessed; he spent the next three years imprisoned for Barre’s murder. New evidence later showed Hamilton was not at the scene and led to his release. The murder of Anthony Michael Barre remains officially unsolved, with no other suspects publicly named or charged.

Did anyone at the block party or in the 7th Ward see something that could help explain what happened that night?