In the afternoon hours of January 25, 2023, a resident of both New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Lazaar Alexis, a 37-year-old Black male, was fatally wounded by gunfire in the city he called home. The incident that claimed his life unfolded in the Lower 9th Ward, a community still rebuilding from the ravages of Hurricane Katrina. Emergency services were dispatched to the scene, but despite their efforts, Alexis succumbed to his injuries.
The New Orleans Police Department initiated an investiga
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