On the night of February 26, 2010, 23-year-old Michael Nguyen was found with a single, fatal gunshot wound to the head in the 4800 block of Palace Street in eastern New Orleans. Police had responded to a shots-fired call at approximately 1:30 a.m. and discovered him there. The initial investigation produced few leads and the case remained unresolved publicly for more than a year.

A year later, another 23-year-old man named Khoa Nguyen, described as an Ecstasy drug dealer, was arrested and charged in connection with Michael Nguyen’s death. He later entered a plea agreement, admitting guilt in the shooting and receiving a 40-year prison sentence. The motive behind the confrontation has not been widely publicized.

If anyone has information about Michael Nguyen, his movements that night, or the circumstances around Palace Street in February 2010, please share what is known.