A five-year-old boy, Nassir White, was shot at a home in the 100 block of Helen Drive in Avondale, Louisiana, on the evening of Sunday, April 30, 2023. Nassir, known as Moochie, was struck in the abdomen by a single gunshot, was taken to a local hospital, then transferred to a second hospital, and died of his injuries on May 1, 2023. He was born February 3, 2018.

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene and to the hospital, recovered a firearm at the residence, and opened an active investigation. Authorities said they were examining whether the shooting was accidental; no arrests or public identification of a suspect had been made in the days after his death.

If anyone has information about what happened at the Helen Drive residence on the evening of April 30 or knows anything that could help the investigation, please share it with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office.