A father and son were killed in a shooting on the evening of December 2, 2025, in New Orleans East. New Orleans Police responded around 7:52 p.m. to the 14700 block of Chef Menteur Highway and found two male victims with gunshot wounds. Both were pronounced dead at the scene and later identified as 18-year-old Lorenzo Morgan Jr and 46-year-old Lorenzo Morgan Sr.

The NOPD Homicide Section opened an immediate investigation and the Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office was to perform autopsies to confirm causes of death. In the days after the shooting no arrests had been announced and no specific suspects were named. Online memorials and lit candles were noted for the younger victim.

If anyone has information about what happened on Chef Menteur Highway that night, please contact the NOPD Homicide Section or Crime Stoppers.