Promyse Ordon was three years old when she was fatally shot inside an apartment in the 3200 block of Rue Parc Fontaine in Algiers on October 23, 2023. Police responding to a call found the child with gunshot wounds; she was pronounced dead at the scene. A preliminary police report states she was shot twice, once in the head and once in the abdomen.

Her father, 26-year-old Virgil Ordon, was at the residence and was detained. Investigators later determined he was responsible for the shooting; prosecutors say gunshot residue was found on his hands. Ordon was arrested and booked into the Orleans Parish Justice Center on charges of negligent homicide and being a convicted felon in illegal possession of a firearm, with bond set at $150,000. Prosecutors asked a judge to upgrade the charges to first-degree murder, but the judge declined to do so, saying the district attorney’s office could pursue more severe charges. Defense attorneys say Ordon was asleep when the shooting occurred.

If anyone has information about what happened that night or knew Promyse and her family, please share what you know.