Nicholas Dent, 25, was found shot and killed in the early morning hours of May 2, 2026, near West Laverne Street and Erin Drive in the Seabrook neighborhood of New Orleans. Reports indicate Dent was shot by a passenger inside his own car; the motive is believed to possibly have been a robbery that turned violent. Dent was the son of a former New Orleans Police Department officer.

On May 21, 2026, police announced the arrest of 20-year-old Marcus McDaniel on a charge of second-degree murder. McDaniel was taken into custody on the General De Gaulle Exit of US 90 West after an operation involving NOPD Homicide detectives, the NOPD VCAIT and GRIP Units, the US Marshals, and the Louisiana State Police. He was booked into the Orleans Parish Justice Center and is awaiting further legal proceedings.

The case remains in its early stages; the circumstances surrounding the shooting and any additional motive details have not been publicly resolved. Does anyone have information about Dent, his movements that night, or witnesses in the Seabrook area?