Fifteen-year-old Tyler Ellis was killed on the evening of February 13, 2023, after a gun was mishandled and discharged while he was in his bedroom at home on St. Roch Avenue in New Orleans. A freshman at Warren Easton Charter High School, Tyler played on the school football team and for the New Orleans Dolphins 15U Football Team and was regularly on the honor roll.

Emergency services were called just before 9 p.m.; Tyler was taken to a local hospital by private vehicle and died shortly after arrival. The New Orleans Police Department identified a 15-year-old juvenile male as the person who accidentally fired the weapon, obtained an arrest warrant, and the teen was taken into custody on a negligent homicide charge.

The shooting followed another recent death of a Warren Easton student, compounding the community’s grief. If anyone knew Tyler or has information about the events of that night, please share what you know.