In early 2023 in New Orleans, 50-year-old Alonzo Cedrick Jackson was reported missing after he missed two consecutive Sundays at his Gentilly church. A wellness check on January 3 at his Gentilly Boulevard home led officers to a tragic discovery: Alonzo, his brother Wilmon Jackson, and their 14-year-old niece Evonna Jackson were found deceased inside the residence. The condition of the bodies suggested they had been there several days. The Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office ruled all three deaths homicides by gunshot, and bullets at the scene prompted investigators to treat the case as a triple homicide.

Alonzo was remembered by neighbors as joyful, active in his church, and involved in helping the unhoused. The family has publicly expressed anguish over the lack of progress in the investigation. No suspects or arrests have been announced. If anyone knew Alonzo, Wilmon, or Evonna, or has information about what happened at the Gentilly Boulevard home, please share what is known with authorities.