NEW ORLEANS – Police are investigating the shooting death of a man in New Orleans East, according to New Orleans Police Department spokesman Officer Janssen Valencia.
Fifth District police officers were called to the 3400 block Almonaster Avenue around 10:30 p.m., according to police.
A 21-year-old male was found shot inside a Chevrolet Lumina, which had crashed into a home. The victim was pronounced dead on the scene, according to police. Two passengers inside the car, a 17-year-old and 20-year-old, were taken to the hospital with injuries.
“A four door Ford Taurus was also found across the street from the Chevy crashed into a fence and unoccupied,” said Valencia in an e-mail. “The unknown occupants of the Ford fled the scene after the incident. It is undetermined at this time the involvement of this vehicle and its occupants with this incident.”
Anyone with information is asked to call Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111.
