Teenagers shoot a man and leave him for dead
On the cloudy and cool evening of Thursday, March 27, 2014, in New Orleans, 27-year-old Donald Michael Alexander, an African-American male, was walking along the 2200 block of St. Phillip Street. At approximately 7 p.m., as a basketball game between the New Orleans Pelicans and the LA Clippers was just beginning, Alexander was approached by two teenagers, estimated to be around 16 years old. One of the teens was armed and opened fire, striking Alexander in the torso before both fled the scene, leaving him for dead.
The New Orleans Police Department received a call about an aggravated battery by shooting and responded to the scene where they found Donald Alexander suffering from a gunshot wound. He was transported to a local hospital for treatment, but he ultimately succumbed to his injuries and died. The incident was then investigated as a homicide.
In the weeks following the shooting, the New Orleans Police Department sought help from the public to identify individuals who might have information about the murder. Authorities released a surveillance camera image of three young men they considered persons of interest in the case. However, that photograph is reportedly no longer available in online sources. Despite the initial investigation and the circulation of the image, there have been no reports of any arrests made in connection with the murder of Donald Alexander. His case remains an open and unsolved homicide.
