A man was shot to death in New Orleans’ Mid-City neighborhood in the pre-dawn hours of Monday, August 14, 2023. At about 3:30 a.m., officers responding to a medical emergency at the intersection of Banks and South Broad streets found 44-year-old Joseph Pitts, Sr. unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds. Emergency medical services were unable to revive him and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The New Orleans Police Department classified the incident as a homicide and treated the intersection as a crime scene while detectives searched for evidence that might identify a motive or suspect. In the days after the shooting officials released few details; no suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. The investigation remains open.

If anyone has information about Joseph Pitts Sr or the events near Banks and South Broad on August 14, 2023, please come forward to the authorities.