NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Authorities have identified a 23-year-old man who was fatally shot near the Crescent City Connection bridge.
According to the New Orleans Police Department, the victim was shot at least once “possibly on the CCC” and taken to a hospital around 12:44 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 22. The NOPD initially said the victim died from his injuries, but at 4:35 p.m. corrected itself to say he was in “grave condition.”
On Friday (Feb. 23) morning, police said the victim had died.
On Monday, the Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Giovanne Coleman.
Police say Coleman was a passenger in a vehicle driving on the interstate when an unknown number of suspects in a sedan drove up and fired an unknown number of gunshots. He was driven to a hospital and then transported to a second hospital where he died from his injuries. Two other people in the vehicle with the victim were uninjured.
Investigators believe the shooting happened on US 90 W just past the Tchoupitoulas Street exit ramp.
The westbound lanes of the bridge from the St. Charles Avenue exit ramp were shut down for two hours Thursday between 2:30 and 4:30 p.m.
BREAKING: It appears traffic is allowed across the Crescent City Connection to the Westbank. Within the last few minutes, vehicles are working their way up the ramp instead of using the HOV. @FOX8NOLA pic.twitter.com/9TlaBmzG3i
— Chris Welty (@Chris_R_Welty) February 22, 2024NOPD units blocked traffic at the St. Charles exit and just ahead, homicide detectives and law enforcement officials were seen working the scene.
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