NEW ORLEANS — Authorities say one man is dead after a shooting in New Orleans East Sunday night.
The New Orleans Police Department said the shooting happened around 10 p.m. at the intersection of Bunker Hill Road and Yorktown Drive.
Officers arriving at the scene found a man lying in the street with multiple gunshot wounds. Paramedics took him to University Medical Center where he later died.
On Tuesday, Orleans Parish Coroner Jason Melancon identified the victim as 38-year-old Nicolas Pierre.
The investigation continues.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the NOPD homicide detective Jamaane Roy at 504-658-5300. Residents can also report information anonymously to Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111.