According to police, the victim was 24-year-old Roshawn Smith. He had a wife and three children, and he was a deacon at the Abundant Life Tabernacle Church on Franklin Avenue.

A man and woman were fatally shot in the Fairgrounds area Tuesday morning, New Orleans police said. Police responded to the shooting in the 100 block of Chalfant Place at around 11:33 a.m. They found ...

No bond for 19-year-old Makahi Kelly and 22-year-old Anthony Johnson. They're accused of murdering 19-year-old Kareem Harris and shooting three tourists at Dooky Chase restaurant on Jan. 16.

New Orleans Police homicide detectives are investigating a fatal shooting in the 7000 block of Lawrence Road in New Orleans ...

However, crime analysts say it is too early to draw conclusions from one month of data.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - District Attorney Jason Rogers Williams on Wednesday highlighted sustained reductions in violent crime in New Orleans and outlined a 2026 public safety strategy focused on ...

As of Dec. 28, homicides are down in New York City by 21% this year compared to 2024. Earlier this month, New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced that in the first 11 months of 2025, the ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The New Orleans Police Department is investigating a homicide in the 100 block of Chalfant Place. NOPD officers located an adult male and an adult female with gunshot wounds. Both ...

The popular true-crime docuseries Homicide Squad: New Orleans returns to A&E with its season three premiere Thursday, Jan. 15 at 9/8c. During the season three premiere episode, seasoned detective ...