LaCory Demond Johnson Sr., 43, was fatally shot on Saturday, December 23, 2023, in the Old Aurora neighborhood of Algiers. A lifelong New Orleans resident known to his family as Coe, he worked in construction and later for Bunny Bread Flowers Foods. He was a father of four with two bonus children and was remembered by relatives as a peacemaker with an incredible personality and spirit who never missed telling his mother he loved her.

The Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office identified Johnson as one of two men killed in separate shootings over the Christmas weekend. His funeral was held on Saturday, December 30, 2023, at Gentilly Baptist Church, with burial at Resthaven Memorial Park.

If anyone knew LaCory, his routines, or saw anything in Old Aurora around December 23, 2023, please share what might help the investigation.