Leon Carter, 34, was found shot to death in the West Lake Forest neighborhood of New Orleans on Monday, August 28, 2023. The New Orleans Police Department opened a homicide investigation and the Orleans Parish Coroner identified Carter and listed gunshot wounds as the cause of death.

Initial reports released few details about what led to the shooting. The death was one of several homicides in the city during that period, and the investigation remains open.

If anyone in West Lake Forest that day saw something unusual or knew Leon Carter, please come forward with information that could help investigators.