Takad Lynch was 15 when he was shot just after midnight on June 17, 2023, in New Orleans’ Third District. Officers were dispatched to the 2600 block of Elder Street near Franklin Avenue after a report of a person shot and found Lynch inside a parked vehicle with a gunshot wound to the head. EMS transported him to a local hospital, where he died; the incident was logged as a homicide by shooting at 12:07 a.m.

At the time investigators were securing the scene, gathering evidence, and trying to reconstruct what happened inside or around the car. The overnight homicide occurred amid several other shootings in the city that same stretch of hours. A public fundraiser referred to him as Takad Chaney Lynch and remembered him for dancing, cooking, and being with family and friends; the page sought help with burial expenses. Authorities said the homicide investigation remained open, urged anyone with information to contact the NOPD Homicide Section or CrimeStoppers, and did not announce a suspect or charges.

Does anyone who knew Takad or who was in the Elder Street area that night have information that could help investigators?