UPDATE — The New Orleans Coroner has identified the victim in this shooting incident.
According to the preliminary autopsy, 39-year-old Jeviaron Jones died from gunshot wounds.
Anyone with additional information is asked to contact NOPD Homicide Unit detectives at 504-658-5300 or call Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans, anonymously, at 504-822-1111 or toll-free 1-877-903-STOP.
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – The New Orleans Police Department is investigating a deadly shooting in Central City.
At about 7:40 p.m., officers were called to the 1600 block of S. Liberty on a call of an Aggravated Battery by Shooting.
When NOPD arrived, they said a man was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to the hospital by EMS where he later died from his injuries.
No further details are available at this time.
Anyone with additional information on this incident is asked to contact NOPD Homicide Unit detectives at 504-658-5300 or call anonymously to Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans at 504-822-1111 or toll-free 1-877-903-STOP.
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