In the Central City neighborhood of New Orleans, on a Sunday night in February 2013, the life of 24-year-old Carl Anthony May was tragically cut short. Just after 8:30 p.m., police responded to reports of a shooting in the 2500 block of South Galvez Street. Upon their arrival, they discovered May lying in the street, having sustained multiple gunshot wounds to his body. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The days following the shooting saw investigators working to piece together the events that led to May's death. Their efforts quickly led to a breakthrough. Within a few days of the incident, the New Orleans Police Department announced the arrest of a suspect in connection with the fatal shooting.
Darrius Knox, who was 21 years old at the time, was taken into custody and charged with one count of second-degree murder in the death of Carl Anthony May. While an arrest was made, law enforcement officials did not immediately release details regarding a possible motive for the killing, leaving a community to grapple with the senseless violence that had claimed a young life.
