Jakai Quinn was 16 when he was killed in a triple shooting in New Orleans’ St. Claude neighborhood in the early hours of Saturday, April 15, 2023. Police responded at about 1:03 a.m. to the 1100 block of Bartholomew Street and found Jakai and a 15-year-old female with gunshot wounds; Jakai was pronounced dead at the scene. A 17-year-old male who was wounded in the same incident later arrived at a local hospital.

Born in Houston on May 15, 2006, Jakai—known to friends as Kglizzy—was a student at Warren Easton Charter High School/The Net Gentilly and enjoyed rap music, leaving behind lyrics his family remembers. His mother, Tamika Profit, said Jakai had been sitting in a car with a friend and was about to leave when another car approached and shots were fired. No arrests have been announced and the investigation remains open.

If anyone knew Jakai or saw activity on Bartholomew Street that night, please share what you know with investigators.