A late afternoon shooting at a New Orleans gas station left 21-year-old Kendall Carter dead on January 2, 2026. Shots rang out around 4:25 p.m. in the 3900 block of Downman Road; police found bullet casings near a gas pump and secured the storefront with crime scene tape.

Carter was not taken from the scene by EMS but was transported in a private vehicle and later found deceased in the 5900 block of Boeing Street, where authorities were notified. The Orleans Parish Coroner identified him. Investigators opened a homicide probe, but no motive or suspect information has been released and no arrests have been announced.

If anyone saw activity at the Downman Road gas station that afternoon or has information about who drove Carter from the scene, contact investigators with what they know.