A 16-year-old named Camren Dent was killed in a mass shooting in New Orleans’ Milneburg neighborhood on the evening of December 15, 2024. The shooting happened around 7 p.m. in the 6100 block of Franklin Avenue. Four people were struck; Dent was found with fatal gunshot wounds and pronounced dead at the scene. A 22-year-old, Nathan Coleman Jr., was critically injured and later died at a hospital. Two other people were wounded and survived.

The New Orleans Police Department opened an investigation and released video showing a suspect firing a weapon multiple times. As of late December 2024 the person seen in the footage had not been identified and remained at large. The motive has not been publicly released. If anyone has information about the shooting or recognizes the person in the released video, please contact investigators.