
According to officers, around 3:29 a.m. they were alerted of an apparent suicide in the 7000 block of Lawrence Road.
Responding officers arrived to find a man inside of an apartment suffering from a gunshot wound. He was declared dead on the scene.
Through further investigation, the incident was reclassified as a homicide.
No further details are available at this time. The NOPD is in the process of gathering evidence and information to determine a possible suspect and motive.
The Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office will released the man’s identity after an autopsy is done and the family is notified.
Anyone with information on the incident can call NOPD Homicide detectives at 504-658-5300 or Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111.
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