On the evening of September 26, 2025, Damien Kendrick, a 42-year-old Black man, was fatally shot in the Seventh Ward of New Orleans. The shooting occurred about 6:15 p.m. in the 1500 block of North Claiborne Avenue after an argument that began inside a local business escalated and moved outside; Kendrick was struck by at least one bullet and later died at a nearby hospital.

Investigators treated the killing as a targeted attack stemming from a dispute rather than a random act. Detectives identified 42-year-old Aaron Christopher Bierria as the person alleged to have drawn a weapon and fired a single fatal shot. U.S. Marshals located and arrested Bierria in Westwego on October 10; he faces a second-degree murder charge and was expected to be extradited to New Orleans. The investigation is ongoing as detectives continue to gather evidence and witness statements.

If anyone in the Seventh Ward saw the argument or the shooting on September 26, or has information about what led up to it, please come forward.