Kristie Gioe Thibodeaux, 43, a tour guide and hospitality hostess for Crawl New Orleans, was fatally shot in the early morning hours of June 30, 2024, while sitting in her car in the French Quarter. Police say the shooting occurred during an armed robbery on St. Peter Street that night and that surveillance footage captured the moment a suspect ambushed her in the vehicle.

Investigators arrested three teenage suspects in connection with a series of robberies that night: a 15-year-old, a 17-year-old, and a 19-year-old. According to police documents, the 19-year-old and the 17-year-old admitted involvement in the robberies and identified the 15-year-old as the person who shot Thibodeaux. An Orleans Parish Grand Jury indicted all three on second-degree murder charges.

Anyone who knew Kristie, saw activity on St. Peter Street that night, or has information about the robberies is asked to come forward.