NOPD Arrests Suspect in Algiers Homicide
Tyree Jones was taken into custody in Jefferson Parish in connection with the November 1 killing of a 23-year-old woman.
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Violent crime coverage in the Big Easy follows homicides, shootings, assaults and mass casualty events alongside the community and government responses they generate. Reporting is grounded in Orleans Parish and reaches the French Quarter, the Garden District, the Central Business District, Uptown and Tremé.
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October 27, 2026
Jury Convicts New Orleans Man of MurderA jury found Jeremiah Williams guilty of second-degree murder in the 2024 death of Sergeant Frederick Magee Jr.
October 25, 2026
Two Injured in New Orleans Desire Neighborhood ShootingA man and a woman were hospitalized after being shot on Oliver White Street.
October 23, 2026
NOPD Investigates Fifth District HomicideAuthorities are investigating the fatal shooting of a woman found in a residence on Jourdan Road.
October 20, 2026
New Orleans Police Investigate St Roch StabbingA man remains in critical condition following a violent altercation in the 2200 block of Marigny Street.
October 20, 2026
Crimestoppers Reward To Expire for 2021 New Orleans MurderThe cash reward for information on the 2021 shooting of Norbert Housey will expire on November 14, 2026.
October 16, 2026
New Orleans Coroner Identifies Two Homicide VictimsAuthorities confirmed the identities of two individuals killed in separate shooting incidents across the city.
October 16, 2026
NOPD Arrests Three Suspects in June HomicideAuthorities booked three individuals into the Orleans Justice Center following an investigation into a fatal shooting.
October 16, 2026
Inmates Injured in Orleans Justice Center FightTwo inmates remain in intensive care following an altercation involving makeshift weapons at the city facility.
October 14, 2026
Woman Died in New Orleans East ShootingA woman was killed in a shooting incident in New Orleans East on Monday afternoon.
October 13, 2026
Suspect Arrested for Fatal New Orleans StabbingAuthorities have taken David Griffin Jr. into custody following the death of 37-year-old Brandon Wheeler.
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The reporting tracks individual incidents and their investigations, shooting toll data, domestic violence cases that enter the public record, public event incidents and the anti-violence programs that neighborhoods and city agencies advance in response. New Orleans violence patterns are distributed unevenly across neighborhoods, and coverage draws those distinctions rather than relying on city-level totals that can obscure significant local variation. The city's tourism and events calendar — with its concentration of large public gatherings — gives public-event incident coverage a prominence here that it carries in few other cities. Community anti-violence programs and council-level responses generate ongoing stories that track what changes, and what persists, across the coverage calendar.