Jomo-Kenyatta Patrick Joseph, a 15-year-old African American male, was fatally shot on March 31, 1992, at O. Perry Walker High School in New Orleans, Louisiana. The shooting intensified community debate about gun violence in schools and had a lasting impact on the victim’s family and the wider community.

The person identified as the shooter was Herman Tureau, who was arrested and charged with murder. The case received substantial media attention and proceeded to trial, which examined the circumstances of the shooting and its effects on Joseph’s family. In the aftermath, the family sued the school district, arguing the district bore responsibility and could have taken measures that might have prevented the death.

Does anyone have information about Joseph, his family, or the school community from that time that could shed light on what happened or on the school’s response?