Vidale Tory Pope, 49, was fatally shot in New Orleans on the evening of July 23, 2025. Police responding to reports of gunfire found Pope in the Central City neighborhood with at least one gunshot wound. He was taken to a local hospital but died of his injuries; the Orleans Parish Coroner identified the death as a homicide.

The New Orleans Police Department opened an investigation and sought public help. Investigators followed leads that pointed to an individual believed connected to the shooting on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. News accounts said a man was accused in connection with the case, but specifics about his identity, any arrest details or formal charges have not been widely reported.

Does anyone who was in Central City or on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard that night have information that could help piece together what happened?