In the early morning hours of a late November day in New Orleans, the life of Johnathan Chinn was tragically cut short. On November 30, 2013, in the 4300 block of Erato Street, Chinn, a 33-year-old male, was discovered having sustained multiple gunshot wounds. He succumbed to his injuries at the scene, a life extinguished in a moment of violence.
The Orleans Parish Coroner's Office later identified Chinn, confirming the brutal nature of his death.
He was a man with deep roots in the community, a loving husband to Paige E. Bernard Chinn and a devoted father to his son, Johnathan Chinn Jr., and his daughter, Julianah Monet’ Bernard. He was the son of Elbert Chinn Sr. and Peggy Walker, and a brother to Elbert Chinn Jr. His death left a void in the lives of his immediate family and a host of other relatives and friends who mourned his sudden and violent passing.
In the days that followed, funeral services were held at the Elysian Fields Church of Christ, where those who knew and loved Johnathan gathered to pay their final respects. The grief of a family and a community was palpable as they grappled with the senseless loss of a man described in loving terms by those he left behind. The investigation into his murder was initiated by the New Orleans Police Department, but details regarding any persons of interest or potential suspects have not been made publicly available.
Years have passed since Johnathan Chinn was killed, and the passage of time has not brought public closure in the form of an arrest or conviction in his case. The narrative of his life, a story of family and community, now includes the unanswered questions surrounding his untimely death. The investigation into the murder of Johnathan Chinn remains without a publicly announced resolution, leaving his loved ones to navigate a world forever changed by his absence, still awaiting justice for a life taken too soon.
