In the Treme neighborhood of New Orleans on May 23, 2016, a 24-year-old woman named Erica Davis was shot and killed. She was on her way to work in the morning when the incident occurred near the intersection of North Robertson and Governor Nicholls streets. Davis was discovered lying in the street with multiple gunshot wounds and was transported to University Medical Center, where she later died.
Erica Davis, a female, was remembered by her loved ones as a sweet person.
She had been in a seven-year relationship with her girlfriend, who expressed her devastation and confusion over the violent act. Davis's family, including her grandmother, also publicly mourned her loss. At the time of her death, she was employed at a Wendy's restaurant in Metairie and was walking to catch a bus to work, just a few blocks from her home on Dumaine Street.
Law enforcement responded to reports of shots fired in the area around 9 a.m. A witness in the vicinity reported hearing two gunshots in quick succession. Despite the initial investigation and pleas from her family for anyone with information to come forward, online sources available do not contain any information regarding any arrests or named suspects in connection with the murder of Erica Davis. The case, as detailed in the available reports, has not resulted in any publicly identified individuals being charged or taken into custody for her death.
