Trevon Bernard Sr.

Trevon Bernard Sr. was a 42-year-old Black man from New Orleans, known to loved ones as "Boney" or "Bone." Friends and family described him as a fun-loving, strong, and brave veteran who had served his country. A father to two sons, he was remembered as a loyal man who loved his family and God. He was just weeks away from his 43rd birthday when his life was cut short.

On the afternoon of May 6, 2022, gunfire erupted in the Village de L'Est neighborhood. The shooting was reported around 2:14 p.m. in the 4800 block of Alcee Fortier Boulevard. A witness reported seeing several men shooting from a breezeway. When the violence ended, six people had been shot. Trevon Bernard Sr. and another man, 24-year-old Kenny Young, were killed. Four other people were wounded in the attack.

The New Orleans Police Department launched an investigation into the mass shooting. The following day, on Saturday, May 7, authorities arrested a suspect in connection with the incident. Police identified the man as 36-year-old Alex Madison.

Alex Madison was booked into the Orleans Parish Justice Center on a single count of second-degree murder. At the time of his arrest, police had not specified which of the two deaths the charge was connected to. They also stated that the investigation remained active and ongoing as they worked to identify additional suspects. As of May 2022, the case was proceeding through the criminal justice system.