A resident of the Fischer brothel plagued by violence in the 1990s, Faggin was friendly and quick to laugh, according to a longtime friend. He asked not to be named because he was afraid of retaliation. While staying at the scene of Faggin’s murder, another woman was shot and killed two miles away on Cobblestone Lane Block 2200, near the troubled Oakmont apartment complex. Their deaths began on the bloodiest New Orleans weekend in a decade. By sunrise Monday, 18 people will be shot, six deadly. A 14-year-old was among the injured. New Orleans police did not make any arrests in any of the 15 shootings until late Monday. BY DAN SWANSON Graphics Editor The violence focused on Algiers, where four of the six homicides took place. In addition to the two killings on Friday, Algiers saw gunfire at 8:13 p.m. on Friday at 800 Lamarque Street, which sent a man to hospital. His condition was not immediately available. Saturday brought two more homicides to the West Bank. At around 4 a.m., a man was shot dead at 3700 Herschel Street. Eight hours later, another man was shot and killed in Westbend Parkway block 2200, also near the Oakmont apartment complex. These “pointless” killings have caused unrest in the community, said Leslie Ellison, a former member of the Orleans Parish School Council who serves on the Algiers Neighborhood Council of Presidents and is a lifelong resident of the area. “It’s like an experience in a war zone,” Ellison said. “It’s catastrophic. It hurts families on both sides. “Whether you are on the side of the victim or on the side of the perpetrator – it hurts both sides.” Ellison knows some of the victims’ families. Because of the tight-knit nature of the community, victims and suspects often worship and study side by side in church and at school, he said. “Sometimes family members know the suspect who killed their family members, so it’s revenge, street revenge,” Ellison said. “It’s a circle. With prayer, this circle will be broken. “ There is no indication that any of the shootings in Algiers are linked, but they all remain under investigation, NOPD spokesman Aaron Looney said Monday. The shooting was reported by police over a 72-hour period from 7 a.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Monday. In all, there were 15 shooting-related service calls during the period, which equates to most shooting incidents in the last 10 years, according to an analysis of the NOPD call log. The other periods with the most traffic were April 2021 and May 2021. Looney acknowledged that there was a “high volume” of calls over the weekend, but declined to comment on what could have caused the violence. “We are actively investigating these shootings and we are working very hard to find those responsible and bring them to justice,” he said. Can not see this map? Click here. Twice a day we will send you the biggest titles of the day. Register today. The following is a neighborhood-by-neighborhood analysis of weekend violence.
East of New Orleans
A man was killed in a shooting Friday night in the West Lake Forest area of the city, police said. Darren Deal was 28, according to the medical examiner. The shooting was reported to police at 22:27 on Tara Lane block 6800, police said. Deal had been shot several times and died on the spot. A 25-year-old woman was shot in the early hours of Sunday in the Little Woods area, New Orleans police said. The shooting was reported to police around 3 a.m. Sunday on Bullard Avenue and Hayne Avenue. The woman was in the area when she heard gunshots and realized she had been shot, police said. Authorities did not say whether he was in a vehicle or a bicycle. She went to hospital for treatment and her condition was not available on Monday. A 37-year-old man was shot early Monday on the edge of the Village de l’Est, police said. The shooting was reported to police around 1:30 p.m. at 4600 Alcee Fortier Boulevard. Two unknown men approached the 37-year-old and opened fire, according to police, hitting the man. The two perpetrators fled and the injured was taken to hospital. His condition was not available on Monday.
7th chamber
A 28-year-old man was injured in a shooting on Friday, New Orleans police said. The shooting occurred shortly after noon at the intersection of Touro and North Prieur streets, authorities said. The man went in a private vehicle to a hospital, where his condition was not available on Monday. A 31-year-old woman was shot while riding in a vehicle around 9pm on Sunday, police said. The woman was in the vehicle with her friends at 1600 block on North Claiborne Avenue, police said when they heard gunshots. He was shot at least once and taken to hospital. her condition was not immediately available.
Wish area
A 14-year-old was injured in a shooting on Saturday night, police said. The shooting was reported to police shortly before midnight near the intersection of Morrice Duncan Drive and Abundance Street. The teenager was in a vehicle with two other people when police say an unknown man approached and opened fire. The teenager was beaten and taken by paramedics to the hospital. His condition was not available on Monday.
Gert Town
Two men were injured in a shooting at 8100 Palmetto Street at around 7:39 p.m. on Saturday, police said. The men were shot several times and taken by paramedics to a hospital. Their conditions were not available on Monday.
Central City
Ronnell Owney, 31, was killed in a double shooting at about 9:25 p.m. on Friday. Owney and the other victim were injured at the intersection of South Claiborne Avenue and First Street. In 2015, Owney pleaded guilty in Criminal Court to being a member of 3-NG, a gang linked to the murders of 10 people, including little Keira Holmes and rapper Renatta “Magnolia Shorty” Lowe. Two men, aged 36 and 38, were injured in a shooting at 5:07 a.m. Saturday near the intersection of South Prieur Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue. Four unknown individuals drove and started firing, police said. The two men ran, but the vehicle followed, with the people inside reopening fire. This time, according to police, the two men were beaten.
politely
A man was injured in a shooting reported to police at 7:21 a.m. Friday, police said. The man was walking near the intersection of Paris Avenue and Senate Street when he heard gunshots. He realized he had been shot and drove to a hospital in a private vehicle. His condition was not available on Monday.
Anyone with information on any of these crimes should call Crimestoppers at (504) 822-1111. John Simerman contributed to this report. Purchases made through links on our site may result in affiliate commission
