Tajon Brown, 22, was killed in a shooting on the evening of January 8, 2026, in the Tulane-Gravier neighborhood of New Orleans. Officers responded just after 9:30 p.m. to the 2600 block of Gravier Street after reports of gunfire and found Brown with gunshot wounds; emergency medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene.

The New Orleans Police Department is treating the death as a homicide. The motive remains unclear.

Anyone who was in the area of the 2600 block of Gravier Street on the night of January 8, 2026, or who may have information about the shooting is asked to contact the New Orleans Police Department.