In the late summer of 2017 in New Orleans, Jessie Laymon, a 39-year-old man, lost his life to gun violence. On the evening of Sunday, August 20, 2017, Laymon was in the 7th Ward where he was fatally shot.
Details surrounding the specific circumstances of the shooting remain scarce in publicly available records. Following the incident, the New Orleans Police Department began an investigation into the shooting death.
The Orleans Parish Coroner's Office subsequently identified Laymon as the victim.
Information regarding any suspects, arrests, or the motive behind the shooting has not been made available in the ensuing years. Online sources, including his obituary and a national gun violence memorial page, confirm the date and violent nature of his death but do not offer further details on the investigation or any potential perpetrators. His death is listed among the unsolved homicides in Louisiana. Funeral services for Jessie Laymon were held on Saturday, September 9, 2017, at the Greater Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, and he was interred at Holt Cemetery.
