On a Thursday evening in a Metairie parking lot, what began as a transaction over marijuana swiftly unraveled into a chaotic and fatal exchange of gunfire, claiming the life of 22-year-old Melvin 'Du' Francis. The incident, which occurred on December 10, 2020, also resulted in the death of a 16-year-old and left two others wounded, painting a grim picture of a drug deal that had gone horribly wrong.
Melvin Francis, a male resident of Metairie, had accompanied 21-year-old Robert White to t
...Read More
Account
