Colby Allen Scheffler, 20, was fatally shot in Uptown New Orleans on April 6, 2025. The incident occurred in the 7700 block of Willow Street shortly after 2:30 AM as Scheffler, his brother Joshua, and a friend were returning to their car. Scheffler, who was driving, accelerated to escape; gunfire followed and the silver sedan later crashed. Police found Scheffler inside the crashed car with a fatal gunshot wound to the back; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

One passenger suffered non-life-threatening injuries and the other was unharmed. Two men were arrested and charged with second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder; an affidavit says one of them admitted the incident was a robbery. Colby had graduated from Chalmette High School, served in the Army National Guard, and had been accepted to Louisiana State University to study engineering.

Did anyone in Uptown New Orleans that night see or hear anything that could help clarify what happened?