Darron Wayne Meilleur, a 19-year-old Black male, was killed by gunfire on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, in New Orleans, Louisiana. The shooting occurred in the 8700 block of Almonaster Avenue; the coroner’s office later confirmed the cause of death as a gunshot fatality.

Investigators with the New Orleans Police Department’s Violent Offender Warrant Squad and the U.S. Marshals pursued leads in the weeks after the shooting. On May 10, 2023, two people were arrested in connection with the case: Chante Mark, then 23, and Brandon Ferdinand, then 18. Both were booked on second-degree murder and transported to the Orleans Justice Center to await further proceedings.

Few other public details about the incident or motive have been released. If anyone has information about what happened on Almonaster Avenue that night or knew Darron, please come forward to assist the investigation.