Hollygrove gunshot victim declared dead on scene

Posted: Aug 31, 2023 / 01:03 PM EDT

Updated: Sep 11, 2023 / 02:03 PM EDT

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NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — A man was shot and killed in the New Orleans Hollygrove area on Thursday, Aug. 31.

Officials with the New Orleans Police Department said officers responded around 12:04 p.m. to a call of a person down in the 8800 block of Palmetto Street.

At the scene, officers said a male gunshot wound victim was found unresponsive. He was declared dead at the scene.

The Orleans Parish coroner identified the victim as 27-year-old Brennan Mitchell on Monday, Sept. 11.

Anyone with information about the homicide can call NOPD Homicide Section detectives at (504)-658-5300 or Crimestoppers at (504)-822-1111.

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