Aniyah Heno was 15 when she was fatally wounded in a shooting on August 27, 2023, just after 5:30 p.m. The shooting occurred near the Siegel Select Hotel on the I-10 Service Road in New Orleans East. Emergency medical technicians found Aniyah and an 11-year-old boy with gunshot wounds; both were taken to a local hospital where Aniyah was pronounced dead and the boy was listed in stable condition.

The Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office confirmed Aniyah’s identity and scheduled an autopsy. The New Orleans Police Department opened a homicide investigation but has not publicly identified any suspects, nor released details about what led up to the shooting. The investigation remains ongoing as family and community members seek answers and justice.

If anyone has information about Aniyah or the August 27 shooting, please share what you know with the authorities.