On the evening of February 12, 2023, 25-year-old Keilan Chase Lieteau-Harris was shot and killed in the Desire neighborhood of New Orleans. Officers responding around 9:38 p.m. to the 3500 block of Ursula Spencer Way found Harris suffering from multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office identified him and listed the preliminary cause of death as a gunshot wound.

A native and lifelong resident of New Orleans, Harris was an aspiring rapper who attended the St. Bernard Parish Public School System. As of the latest reports, the homicide investigation remains open; no suspects or motive have been publicly identified. If anyone who knew Keilan or who was in the Desire neighborhood that evening has information, please come forward to assist the investigation.