Arrest made in early July homicide in New Orleans East

Arrest made in early July homicide in New Orleans East
Arrest made in early July homicide in New Orleans East

Disclaimer: All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The New Orleans Police Department has made an arrest in the investigation of a July 9 New Orleans East homicide.

NOPD officers said at 4:17 p.m. on that Wednesday, they were called to the scene of a shooting in the 8000 Block of Trapier Street.

Responding officers arrived to find 34-year-old Armand Williams suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

He was taken to a hospital where he later died, according to NOPD officers.

Through an investigation, detectives were able to identify 38-year-old Joshua Stewart as a suspect and an arrest warrant was issued on July 11.

He was found and taken into custody on Wednesday, July 16, and booked into the Orleans Justice Center on charges of second-degree murder.

Anyone with information on the incident can call the NOPD’s homicide unit at 504-658-5300 or Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111.

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