On the evening of December 15, 2024, a shooting in Gentilly’s 6100 block of Franklin Avenue outside the Franklin Discount store left 21-year-old Nathan Coleman Jr. critically wounded. The attack, which began around 7 p.m. when a suspect fired into a parking lot, was a quadruple shooting. Coleman was taken to a nearby hospital and later died of his injuries. The shooting also killed 16-year-old Camren Dent at the scene; a 17-year-old boy and a 22-year-old man were wounded and hospitalized.

The New Orleans Police Department released surveillance footage that shows an unidentified suspect firing multiple shots from the corner of a fence. No arrests have been announced and the suspect remains at large. Nathan Coleman Jr. was a New Orleans native, an alumnus of the New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy, ran his own motorcycle mechanic business, played football and baseball, and participated in the NOLA Bike Life community.

If anyone has information about the shooting or recognizes the person in the surveillance footage, please contact investigators.