NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — A man is dead after being shot in the Seabrook neighborhood on Wednesday, Nov. 22.
According to the New Orleans Police Department, the shooting was reported around 9:50 p.m. in the 7300 block of New Castle Street.
Police say they located a man suffering from a gunshot wound. He died at the scene.
The Orleans Parish coroner identified the victim as 26-year-old Robert L. Bates Jr. on Monday, Nov. 27.
Anyone with information about the crime can call NOPD Homicide Section investigators at (504)-658-5300 or Crimestoppers at (504)-822-1111.
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