In the early morning hours in New Orleans, a grim discovery was made on North Tonti Street. Inside a parked car, police found the bodies of two men, both of whom had been fatally shot. One of the victims was identified as Thurnell Colbert, a 26-year-old male. The other man was 31-year-old Yousha Rhea.
The New Orleans Police Department launched a homicide investigation into the deaths of the two men. The case was classified as a double homicide. Despite the investigation, there have been no publicly reported arrests made in connection with the killings of Thurnell Colbert and Yousha Rhea. The case remains one of the unsolved homicides in the city. Information regarding any potential suspects or motives behind the shooting has not been released to the public. The deaths of Colbert and Rhea left their families and community searching for answers that, to this day, have not been found.
