On the afternoon of Friday, June 16, 2023, 28-year-old Melvin Melo Julius Cullins was shot and killed in the Algiers neighborhood of New Orleans. The Orleans Parish Coroner identified him as the victim. Beyond that confirmation, details about the shooting itself — including motive, suspects, or arrests — have not been released or located, and public updates on the investigation’s progress are lacking.

Cullins was a native and resident of New Orleans, a father to a son, Melo, and a daughter, Meloni. He was the son of Melvin Green and Tiffany Cullins, brother to Jamel Cullins, Jarrell Cullins, and Keyana Cullins, and was preceded in death by his sister Kiara Cullins. His companion is Walmecka MeMe Lee. A celebration of his life was held June 29, 2023, and he was interred at Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Westwego.

If anyone in Algiers that afternoon saw something or remembers details that could help this investigation, please share what is known.