NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The New Orleans Police Department is investigating a homicide in the Tulane-Gravier neighborhood that left a man dead on Friday, Feb. 9.
NOPD officers said they received a call around 6:55 a.m. about a man found unresponsive in the 700 block of South Galvez Street.
Through an initial investigation, officers classified the incident as an unclassified death, but it was later reclassified as a homicide.
No further details are available. The NOPD is in the process of gathering evidence and information to determine a possible suspect and motive.
The Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Marty Williams on Monday, Feb. 19. The coroner found that he died from blunt force injuries.
Anyone with information on the incident can call NOPD Homicide detectives at (504)-658-5300, or call Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans at (504)-822-1111 or toll-free at 1-877-903-STOP.
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