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Man killed in St. Roch shooting, NOPD says

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The New Orleans Police Department is investigating a shooting in the St. Roch area that left a man dead Monday night.

The NOPD reports the shooting happened just before 8 p.m. in the 1800 block of Marigny Street. Responding officers found a man on the scene suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

We’re told the victim was taken to the hospital by EMS where he later died. On Thursday, the Orleans Parish Coroner identified the victim as 40-year-old Sam Marshall.

Details regarding a suspect and a motive were unavailable. The shooting remains under investigation by the NOPD.

Anyone with additional information on this incident is asked to contact NOPD Fifth District detectives at 504-658-6050 or call anonymously to Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans at 504-822-1111 or toll-free 1-877-903-STOP.

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