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NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The New Orleans Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a woman accused in a Gentilly area homicide case.
According to the NOPD, 45-year-old Rachita Jackson was named as a suspect in the Jan. 27 shooting death of a man in the 3400 block of Saint Anthony Street.
Officers say around 2 a.m., they responded to the call of shots fired at the address. When they arrived, an unresponsive man was found inside a pickup truck suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
The Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office identified the victim as 42-year-old Travis A. Hobbs.
Through an investigation, NOPD officers identified Jackson as the suspect in the shooting.
No further details are available at this time.
Anyone with information on where Jackson could be is asked to call NOPD’s Homicide Section at 504-658-5300 or Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111.
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