Eldrick Smith was 53 and a lifelong New Orleans resident, remembered by friends and family as E. He attended John McDonogh High School, later earned a commercial driver’s license, and worked as a truck driver while remaining closely tied to his Central City neighborhood.

On the evening of March 30, 2024, police responded in Central City to reports of a man lying unresponsive; Eldrick was found beaten to death. The Orleans Parish Coroner publicly identified him as one of two men killed in separate incidents that weekend. No suspects or arrests have been publicly announced, and key details about the circumstances of the fatal beating remain unclear.

Does anyone in Central City or the wider New Orleans community have information that could help fill in what happened to Eldrick?