Michael Burks, 44, was fatally shot on the night of August 14, 2025, in the Marigny neighborhood of New Orleans. The Orleans Parish Coroner identified him as the victim of the shooting. Born December 10, 1980, he was a former standout high school football player and a father to four sons. Survivors include his mother, father, brother and extended family.

The New Orleans Police Department opened a homicide investigation, but no motive or suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. The circumstances of the shooting and how it unfolded have not been released.

If anyone in the Marigny area that night saw or heard anything related to Michael Burks’s death, please come forward with information.