Father of 2 shot and was unrecognizable On the evening of Sunday, April 10, 2016, the life of 31-year-old Bryant Keith Brastfield, an African-American male, was tragically cut short in New Orleans, Louisiana. Authorities responded to a call around 7:30 p.m. and discovered Brastfield's body lying on the grass beneath an I-10 overpass. He had sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The severity of his injuries was such that he was initially identified by a tattoo on his neck.
Bryant, a lifelong resident of New Orleans, was a father of two, a son and a daughter, and was described as a friendly person. He had attended Carter G. Woodson High School and was a member of The Golden Era Indians and the Young Men Olympian Social Aid and Pleasure Club. His father had passed away from a heart attack when Bryant was just ten years old.
The investigation into Brastfield's murder led authorities to crucial evidence based on a witness account. The witness saw the suspect remove his shirt and discard it in a dumpster. Inside the dumpster, investigators found a cracked LG cellphone and a Glock handgun with an extended 22-round magazine. An Old Navy shirt recovered from the dumpster contained a bloodstain that, by August 26, 2016, was linked through DNA to a man named Larry Reed.
On November 21, 2017, the New Orleans Police Department officially named Larry Reed as a suspect in Bryant Brastfield's murder and announced they were searching for him. Reed was eventually apprehended on March 21, 2018. Following his arrest, he was awaiting trial for his alleged role in the killing of Bryant Brastfield.
