On the afternoon of July 3, 2020, a shooting incident in the West Lake Forest neighborhood of New Orleans East resulted in the death of 41-year-old Brian Hayes. The male victim was discovered around 3:30 p.m. in the 8400 block of the I-10 Service Road, having sustained at least one gunshot wound.
Emergency medical services were dispatched to the scene, but Hayes succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead.
The New Orleans Police Department subsequently opened a homicide investigation into the shooting. The Orleans Parish Coroner's Office later publicly identified Hayes as the victim.
The death of Brian Hayes was one of several violent incidents that occurred over the July 4th holiday weekend in New Orleans that year, contributing to a total of thirteen people being shot, four of whom fatally. Law enforcement officials have not publicly identified any suspects or made any arrests in connection with the murder of Brian Hayes. The investigation remains ongoing, and authorities have encouraged anyone with information to come forward.
