Let Me Live Parents plead for an end to gun violence in New Orleans
“Together, we can get this done. Together we can save New Orleans,” his father, John, said. “And together we will let our kids live.” Author: Danny Monteverde / Eyewitness News Published: 10:16 PM CDT June 5, 2021 Updated: 10:35 PM CDT June 5, 2021
NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS Hundreds of people marched through the streets of New Orleans East on Saturday morning, but they had one message.
“Put the guns down! Let them live!” they chanted.
The community of parents who have lost children to violence grows each year.
“We are losing our babies at a rapid pace,” said Kenisha Martin Nelson, whose 16-year-old daughter, Kaylan Ward, was found on Interstate 10 near Bullard Avenue six years ago.
CRIMETRACKER: Nearly 200 juveniles arrested in New Orleans
CRIMETRACKER: Nearly 200 juveniles arrested in New Orleans By Natasha Robin | May 18, 2021 at 10:20 PM CDT - Updated May 18 at 10:33 PM
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - For nearly two decades, Coach Robert Hooks’ volunteers his time and his heart to the kids of New Orleans, coaching them in sports and in life. Lately, he admits he’s losing more than winning.
“I’ve lost three players within one year. Getting close to a child and watching them grow into young men is hard to lose a child. You feel like it’s your child,” says Hooks.
Anonymous donor doubles reward for info on teen s Christmas killing; $10,000 offered for tips
“It does not matter how small, how minute you may think that information is. I can tell you from personal experience. every little detail matters. Author: Danny Monteverde / Eyewitness News Published: 6:35 PM CST February 10, 2021 Updated: 9:04 AM CST February 11, 2021
NEW ORLEANS Det. Leonard Bendy can easily rattle off the basic facts about the shooting that killed 14-year-old Jamere Alfred.
But now, weeks have passed without a clue as to who did it or why.
“We are currently seeking any possible information. Any detail. No detail is too small,” he said Wednesday as Crimestoppers announced a $10,000 reward in the case.
Family of boy slain on Christmas desperate for answers, Crimestoppers offering reward
Family of boy slain on Christmas desperate for answers, Crimestoppers offering reward By Josh Roberson | January 23, 2021 at 12:59 PM CST - Updated January 24 at 6:29 PM
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - 14-year old Jamere Alfred was killed in a drive-by shooting on Christmas Day at a Walgreens in New Orleans East while running errands with his cousins.
His father, mother, and others spent Saturday morning placing signs along Bullard avenue.
John Alfred, desperate for answers, says he forgives the person who killed his son, but his family still deserves justice.
#HappeningNow Parents of 14 year old Jamere Alfred and neighbors are passing out flyers urging anyone in New Orleans East to give info into the investigation of his murder. Jamere was killed on Christmas Day by a drive-by shooter. @FOX8NOLApic.twitter.com/07O8JNOFFO Josh Roberson FOX 8 (@JRobersonFOX8) January 23, 2021