A body was recovered from a submerged vehicle at Joseph Bartholomew Golf Course in Pontchartrain Park on the morning of April 28, 2025. The victim was identified as 24-year-old Patrick Prosper, a New Orleans resident. After the car was pulled from the water, the Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office determined his death was not an accident; Prosper had sustained a fatal gunshot wound and the New Orleans Police Department has classified the case as a homicide.

Authorities described the investigation as active but have not released details about a motive or named any persons of interest. No arrests have been announced. If anyone was in the area of the golf course that morning or has information about a submerged vehicle or suspicious activity around April 28, please contact the New Orleans Police Department.