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Man shot, killed in Costco parking lot Sunday identified

NOPD said the shooting was called in just after 7 p.m. When officers arrived at the scene they found the man suffering from a gunshot wound.

NEW ORLEANS — The Orleans Parish Coroner's Office has identified the man that was killed in Costco's parking lot Sunday evening as 44-year-old Joseph Sandoval.

According to New Orleans Police Department, Sandoval was shot in the 3900 block of Dublin Street.

NOPD said the shooting was called in just after 7 p.m. When officers arrived at the scene they found a 44-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound.

The store was closed at the time of the incident and police said the shooting was a domestic incident. The shooter is in custody.

EMS pronounced him dead on the scene.

Sandoval was in the parking lot with his girlfriend dropping off her child to her child's father when an argument started, according to our partners at the Times-Picayune | New Orleans Advocate.

No further information is available at this time but NOPD will release details as they come in. 

Homicide Detective Walter Edmond is in charge of the investigation and can be reached at (504) 658-5300.

Anyone with information about this crime is asked to contact the Homicide Division at 504-658-5300 or call Crimestoppers anonymously at 504-822-1111 and toll-free at 1-877-903-7867.

Credit: WWLTV

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