Robert Rodriquez, 43, was found shot to death on the 1600 block of Elysian Fields Avenue in New Orleans’ Seventh Ward. The call came in just after 5 a.m., and officers who responded on August 25, 2025, pronounced him dead at the scene. Early reports initially identified him only as an unidentified man before his name was confirmed.

Rodriquez, known to family as Rob, was a father and a beloved son who attended schools in the Orleans Parish School System. Detectives canvassed the tree-lined avenue and nearby residential blocks after the shooting; as of the latest update no suspects or arrests have been publicly identified. His family and friends gathered the following month to remember his life.

Did anyone in the Seventh Ward see or hear anything that could help investigators piece together what happened that morning?