Algiers man shot and killed while trying to save woman from carjacking

[gonepecan]

At the request of family members, donations can be sent to:

Whitney Bank – Algiers Branch
501 Verret Street
New Orleans, LA 70114

Thanks for the info!

 

[VeedUp]

I'll go along with you and say carrying isn't for everyone. BUT living in New Orleans today without a firearm leaves you 2 options when faced with crime, holding your hands up in the air if you're the victim and dialing 911 if you're a witness. If you don't have a handgun with you you are a fool to think you can intervene in ANY altercation and not stand a good chance getting shot.

How long have you lived in New Orleans before moving to Mississippi?

 

[Nomad.2nd]

Personally I've never found a way to carry a concealed weapon without being extremely physically uncomfortable.

Drop a Glock 26 or J frame in your pocket.

In a week you'll forget it's there except when you pull up your pants.

 

[Praesul Presul]

Yeah that is a sad story.

 

[oleheat]

This is a part of New orleans but it aint the 9th ward.I have seen "cycles" end abruptly here.

Yes, but I'm talking more in general terms than about this specific area. These days, even the so-called "safe" areas are subject to these vermin coming in and committing these type of crimes. Damn shame.....hope they get what they deserve- somehow.

 

[drpc]

How long have you lived in New Orleans before moving to Mississippi?

I lived in uptown N.O. for the first 21 years of my life, spent the next 29 years in St. Bernard parish but my parents and sister lived in the city up until Katrina.
Katrina moved me to Mississippi at age 50.

I bought my first handgun in 1980 when someone changing a flat tire in my schools parking lot was shot and killed in an armed robbery just before I walked to my car. I've carried from that moment on when I was going to N.O. Getting shot in N.O. ain't nothing new but it seems to happen at the drop of a hat now.

 

[LACamper]

I just saw a post on FB that NOPD released the victim's criminal history. They didn't release it on FB so I don't know what was on there but based on the comments it was not clear. Personally, I wish they would release the rap sheet of every victim but to do it selectively doesn't seem right. What do ya'll think?

 

[XD-GEM]

The vic in this case had an old record, but had found religion and turned his life around. Because of the record, he couldn't be a cop like he wanted, nor could he have gotten a CHP.

http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2012/01/good_samaritans_past_puts_nopd.html

 

[oleheat]

The vic in this case had an old record, but had found religion and turned his life around. Because of the record, he couldn't be a cop like he wanted, nor could he have gotten a CHP.

http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2012/01/good_samaritans_past_puts_nopd.html

In the late 80s he would've been in his early 20s....Although it's never a given and some people never learn from their mistakes, at the very least most of us around his age are NOT the same people we were back then..... It sounds as though his was indeed a case where he had turned his life around for the better. What a tragic situation....

I hope they catch this rat ASAP.....

 

[brfd557]

In the late 80s he would've been in his early 20s....Although it's never a given and some people never learn from their mistakes, at the very least most of us around his age are NOT the same people we were back then..... It sounds as though his was indeed a case where he had turned his life around for the better. What a tragic situation....

I hope they catch this rat ASAP.....

+100 Yes I am no wheres near the same person I was in my late teens!!

 

[mrsfury]

As well as mailing a check, if you have a Whitney Bank account they can transfer money directly to the Ainsworth fund.