Clark Francisco Bowdry, known as Cisco to friends and family, was 30 when he was shot to death in New Orleans during the early morning of New Year’s Day 2023. At about 4:03 a.m. on January 1, police were called to the 1600 block of Clio Street and found Bowdry suffering from multiple gunshot wounds; he was taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead. The Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office listed gunshot wounds as the cause of death.

Born in Concord, California, Bowdry had built a life in New Orleans as a personal trainer and was the father of a daughter, Kaliyah Rheesa Marie Bowdry. He was the son of Rheesa Maria Richard LeBoyd and Clark Alphonso Bowdry Jr. The New Orleans Police Department investigated the shooting and developed a suspect; detectives identified James Moliere and an arrest warrant for second-degree murder was issued. On January 17, 2023, Moliere surrendered and was arrested by the NOPD Violent Offender Warrant Squad and the U.S. Marshals at the Orleans Parish Justice Center.

If anyone witnessed the shooting on Clio Street that morning or has information about what happened, please share what is known.