A late-afternoon shooting in Marrero left 30-year-old Derrick Kinchen dead on March 5, 2023. Jefferson Parish deputies responded to gunfire near James Drive and Wabash Drive and found two men with at least one gunshot wound apiece; both were taken to hospital. Kinchen, a Marrero resident, died at the hospital. A third male victim later arrived with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds.

Investigators had not publicly identified a motive or released details about what led to the shooting, and no arrests or suspects had been named as the inquiry continued. The case remains an open homicide under investigation by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact investigators.