A midday shootout in the Faubourg Marigny left two men dead on May 5, 2023. Officers responded to the intersection of St. Anthony and North Rampart streets after gunfire; both Calvin Joseph Thompson, 37, and 32-year-old Sam Jackson were found with gunshot wounds and taken to a nearby hospital, where they later died. Police say the men had been shooting at each other before collapsing at the scene.

Calvin Thompson was born and raised in New Orleans and graduated from Frederick A. Douglass High School in 2004, where he played on the football team. He worked as a head cook at local restaurants and more recently as a truck driver. He was a husband and the father of twins Amari and Armani Thompson. Jackson was a founder of the Young Fellaz Brass Band and an active member of the Mardi Gras Indian community, making his death especially felt in the city’s cultural circles.

What information might help clarify how this confrontation began or who else was involved?