On the evening of December 15, 2024, a quadruple shooting outside the Franklin Discount Store in the 6100 block of Franklin Avenue in the Milneburg neighborhood of New Orleans left 21-year-old Nathan Coleman Jr. fatally wounded. The attack, just after 7 p.m. at the intersection of Franklin Avenue and Madrid Street, also killed 16-year-old Camren Dent and injured two other people. Witnesses reported hearing a barrage of gunfire; first responders found multiple victims with gunshot wounds. Dent was pronounced dead at the scene and Coleman was taken to a hospital where he later died.

The New Orleans Police Department released video showing a suspect firing a weapon during the incident and has opened an investigation. No arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified in the deaths of Coleman and Dent. Coleman was a native and resident of New Orleans; his family described him as a friend of Camren Dent. If anyone saw the shooting or has information about who fired the weapon, please contact the New Orleans Police Department.