Jonathan L. Thomas, 25, was fatally shot on the evening of January 9, 2024, in the Gert Town neighborhood of New Orleans. Officers responding to a report of a person down at Oleander and Short Streets found Thomas with at least one gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene and later identified by the Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office.

The New Orleans Police Department opened a homicide investigation; as of the latest update, no suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests announced. Jonathan was a devoted father of two young children; family and friends held a visitation on January 27, 2024, followed by burial at Providence Memorial Park Cemetery.

If anyone has information about what happened that night near Oleander and Short Streets, please come forward to assist the active investigation.