Shandon Barnes Jr.

Father of 4 shot dead in broad daylight at a busy intersection
On a Friday afternoon in New Orleans, September 12, 2014, Shandon Barnes Jr., a 26-year-old Black male, was driving his blue Chevrolet Trailblazer in the Algiers neighborhood. Known to his loved ones as "Big Man," the father of four was on Flanders Street at around 4 p.m. when another vehicle, described as a 4-door silver car, pulled up and someone inside opened fire. The sudden burst of gunfire shattered the afternoon calm, and Shandon was struck multiple times, including a fatal wound to the h ...