In the early hours of Tuesday, May 16, 2023, 17-year-old Jordan Butler was found dead in the street on East Monterey Court in the Terrytown neighborhood of Gretna, Louisiana. Deputies from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office responded just after midnight and discovered Butler had suffered multiple gunshot wounds; the death was classified as a homicide.

Deputies canvassed the area for evidence and witnesses, but information was not readily forthcoming and no motive or suspects have been publicly released. The community described shock and sorrow at the loss, and the Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate.

If anyone in Terrytown that night saw or heard anything that could help investigators, contact the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office with information.