Giovanne Coleman was 23 when gunfire erupted on the Crescent City Connection in New Orleans during an afternoon drive that became a deadly chase. Police say the first alert came when a hospital called to report a gunshot-wound victim; detectives then worked backward to the bridge. The shooting was believed to have occurred on the incline near the Tchoupitoulas Street on-ramp toward the West Bank. Shell casings were found and lanes were closed as officers searched for evidence and tried to establish the sequence of events.

Authorities reported Coleman had been riding in a car with two others when a suspect vehicle pulled alongside and fired into their car; the two passengers were not injured. Police said they did not believe the attack was a road-rage incident, and no suspect name or arrest was reported in initial coverage. Coleman was taken to a hospital with gunshot wounds and was reported dead the next morning. If anyone saw the shooting on the bridge or has information about the vehicles involved, please come forward.