Thirteen-year-old Juelz Brock was shot and killed on the evening of August 6, 2023, while waiting for his mother in the 7700 block of Shubert Street in New Orleans. A rising eighth-grader and an athlete who loved football and basketball, Juelz had just been bowling with friends before the shooting. Accounts of what happened diverge: some reports mention a dispute over a basketball game, others describe a possible drive-by, and another says a friend of a friend became upset and fired a weapon.

Two days after the shooting a 14-year-old male turned himself in to the New Orleans Police Department; his name was not released because of his age. He was booked at the Juvenile Justice Center on negligent homicide, obstruction of justice, and illegal use of a weapon. Negligent homicide charges indicate investigators treated the shooting as not intentional, a characterization Juelz’s family publicly disputed.

Anyone who knew Juelz, was in the area that night, or has information about what led to the shooting is urged to come forward.