Ernest Causey

Ernest Causey, a 19-year-old Black man, was killed in his home city of New Orleans on a summer afternoon in 2012.

On Monday, July 16, 2012, Ernest was at an apartment complex in the Algiers neighborhood. At approximately 4:30 p.m., while outside in the 3700 block of Garden Oaks Drive, he was shot.

After being struck by gunfire, Ernest managed to run into a friend’s first-floor apartment within the complex. He collapsed inside the apartment and died from his injuries.

New Orleans police were called to the scene and launched a homicide investigation into the shooting. Relatives of the young man formally identified him to authorities. To date, there have been no public announcements regarding suspects or arrests in the case. The homicide of Ernest Causey remains unsolved.