Corey Harris

In the early hours of a Saturday morning in New Orleans, the life of Corey Harris was violently taken in a double homicide. Mr. Harris, a 29-year-old Black man, was one of two victims discovered by police on March 19, 2011.

Around 12:20 a.m., authorities responded to a call at a house in the 3100 block of North Derbigny Street in the city’s 9th Ward. Inside, they found Mr. Harris and another man, 26-year-old Kevin Peters, both of whom had been shot to death.

Investigators processed the scene, where they located a handgun and drugs. In the immediate aftermath, police did not release any information regarding a possible motive for the killings or identify any suspects. Homicide Detective Melanie Dillon was assigned to lead the investigation.

As of the last public reports in March 2011, no arrests had been made in the case. The murders of Corey Harris and Kevin Peters remain unsolved.