In the fall of 2017, the life of 19-year-old Adam Joshua Tanner was tragically cut short by gun violence in New Orleans. On the evening of Tuesday, October 17, 2017, a series of shootings broke out across the city, leaving one dead and two others injured. Tanner was the fatal victim in an incident that unfolded in the 7th Ward.
The New Orleans Police Department reported that the shooting occurred around 8:45 p.m. in the 2400 block of Elysian Fields Avenue.
Officers responded to a call of a shooting and found Tanner inside a vehicle, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Another victim, a 21-year-old male, was also found at the location with a gunshot wound and was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
In the aftermath of the shooting, the Orleans Parish Coroner's Office identified Adam Tanner as one of three homicide victims in the city on that day, a grim tally that also included a toddler killed by his father in the Bywater neighborhood.
Despite the initial investigation and the identification of the victims, information regarding a suspect or any arrests in connection with the shooting that claimed Adam Tanner's life has not been made publicly available. The circumstances surrounding the motive and the events leading up to the shooting remain unclear. The case is one of many unsolved homicides that have affected the New Orleans community. Without any suspects being named or apprehended, the path to justice for Adam Tanner and his family remains an uncertain one.
