In the late hours of a Sunday evening in New Orleans, the life of a young Black/African American man, Kenner Allen, was cut tragically short. On March 12, 2017, the 26-year-old was fatally shot in the 7200 block of Chef Menteur Highway. The New Orleans Police Department responded to a call of shots fired in the area and discovered Allen unresponsive inside an apartment complex with apparent gunshot wounds.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The investigation into the death of Kenner Allen was launched by the New Orleans Police Department Homicide Unit. In the immediate aftermath, details surrounding the circumstances of the shooting were scarce, and authorities did not release information regarding a possible motive or any potential suspects. The case was documented by news outlets and is listed on the National Gun Violence Memorial, a somber reminder of a life lost to violence.
Despite the passage of time, public online sources and news reports do not contain any information about arrests having been made in connection with the murder of Kenner Allen. There is no mention of any named suspects or persons of interest that has been publicly released by law enforcement. The investigation into who is responsible for the death of the 26-year-old man remains without a publicly announced resolution, and the case appears to be one of the many unsolved homicides in the city.
