Charlie Franklin, 25, was found inside a vehicle on the evening of Thursday, March 30, 2023, in the 3400 block of Franklin Avenue in Gentilly, New Orleans, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Emergency services responded but Franklin died of his injuries; the Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office later identified him and ruled the death a homicide. The scene was near a Shell gas station and was cordoned off while investigators worked.

The New Orleans Police Department opened an investigation in the days after the shooting.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or saw vehicles or people in that area on the evening of March 30, 2023, please contact the NOPD with any information.