On a spring evening in New Orleans, the life of a beloved father and brother was cut short by gunfire. Edmond Desdunes, a 38-year-old Black male known to his loved ones as "Nookie," was fatally shot on Tuesday, May 10, 2016. The incident that claimed his life unfolded in the St. Roch neighborhood, a community that has contended with its share of violence. Emergency services were called to the scene, but Desdunes' injuries proved fatal. He was a father to six children, two sons and four daughters
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