In the early hours of a Saturday in November 2021, the life of 22-year-old Leroy Benn III was cut short in a fatal shooting in Metairie, Louisiana. The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office responded to reports of the incident and found Benn III suffering from at least one gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene, marking another tragic chapter for a family that had already experienced profound loss.
This violent act was not the first time tragedy had struck the Benn family.
In July of 2018, Leroy Benn III was wounded in the same shooting that claimed the life of his father, Leroy Benn Jr. The two were on the front porch of their Algiers home when they were ambushed. This earlier event led to a complex investigation that ultimately resulted in the convictions of Michael Robinson, Denzel West, and Kirk Powell for their roles in the murder of Leroy Benn Jr. and the attempted murder of his son.
Despite the successful prosecution of those responsible for the 2018 attack, the investigation into Leroy Benn III's own murder in 2021 has not yielded publicly announced arrests or named suspects. While the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office investigated the homicide, details regarding a potential motive or the individuals involved in his death have not been made available in public reports. The circumstances surrounding his death remain a painful mystery, leaving his community and family to mourn another life lost to gun violence.
