Seventeen-year-old Rickey Hamilton was fatally shot on the afternoon of April 27, 2024, while seated in a vehicle at the intersection of Freret and Sixth Streets in New Orleans. A young boy was also in the car; both were struck when unknown assailants opened fire. Emergency responders took Rickey to a hospital, where he died of his injuries; the boy was hospitalized and reported in stable condition. The New Orleans Police Department opened an investigation, and no arrests had been announced in the immediate aftermath.

Rickey, born December 13, 2006, was a student at Edna Karr High School and a member of the Color Guard. He had launched his own sewing business called Bluski The Tailor. The shooting cut short his life just as he was pursuing school activities and entrepreneurship. If anyone has information about what happened at Freret and Sixth on April 27, please share what you know with investigators.