Lazaar Alexis, a 37-year-old Black man who lived in both New Orleans and Baton Rouge, was fatally shot on the afternoon of January 25, 2023, in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans. Emergency crews responded but Alexis died of his wounds; the Orleans Parish Coroner identified him and the New Orleans Police Department opened a homicide investigation.

Authorities have released few specifics about the circumstances that led to the shooting. The investigation remains open and the family and community continue to seek answers.

If anyone has information about Lazaar Alexis, his movements that afternoon, or the shooting in the Lower 9th Ward, please contact the New Orleans Police Department’s homicide investigators.