Wesley G. Stevenson, 31, was shot and killed after an incident that began inside a New Orleans store on Mardi Gras. Police say Stevenson was involved in an altercation with two people inside the store; those individuals reportedly followed him afterward. The pursuit ended on I-10 East just past the Crowder exit, where Stevenson was found inside a car with a fatal gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene. The Orleans Parish Coroner confirmed his identity and the New Orleans Police Department is treating the incident as a homicide. No arrests have been announced; authorities are asking the public to help identify the two suspects.

If anyone has information about the store altercation, the men seen following Stevenson, or activity on I-10 East near the Crowder exit that morning, police want to hear from you.