NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – A crime scene has temporarily rerouted traffic in New Orleans East, NOPD announced Friday night.
Just after 9 p.m. police responded to a report of a shooting in the 6300 block of Chef Menteur Highway.
When they arrived, officers found an unresponsive male victim who had been shot.
NOPD says the victim was then transported to an area hospital where he later died. The case was then reclassified as a homicide.
On Thursday, March 3, the New Orleans Coroner’s Office identified the victim as 33-year-old Brandon Bovain. The preliminary cause of his death has been listed as a gunshot wound.
Other details of the shooting, including a suspect and motive, were not immediately available.
The active crime scene redirected traffic as police continue to investigate the shooting. At 10:17, NOPD tweeted that traffic on Chef Menteur Highway had been redirected at Majestic Oaks Drive.
Traffic has since resumed to normal operations.
Police continue to investigate the incident. Anyone with any information is urged to contact NOPD or submit an anonymous tip to Crimestoppers.
