Myeisha Marshall, a 33-year-old Black woman, was fatally shot in broad daylight on December 24, 2023, at about 3:26 p.m. She was in the 100 block of Exchange Place in downtown New Orleans when the attack occurred; emergency responders reached the scene but her injuries proved fatal. The public, busy location and the timing the afternoon before Christmas intensified the community shock.

The New Orleans Police Department opened an immediate investigation. In the days after the shooting investigators identified and questioned a person of interest and were seeking information about a vehicle of interest believed to be involved. Despite those early leads, no arrests had been announced and the case remained open and unsolved as of December 2023.

If anyone was in the Exchange Place area that afternoon or has information about the person or vehicle of interest, please share details with the New Orleans Police Department.