Antique Gipson was a mother who had already endured the unimaginable loss of a child. Twenty years before her own life was taken, her 28-year-old son, Terrance Devon Gipson Sr., passed away in January 2006, leaving behind a large family, including his mother, Antique, and his sister, Overia. That profound grief would be tragically compounded two decades later when Ms. Gipson, a 66-year-old female, was killed inside the sanctuary of her own home, leaving her surviving family to navigate a second, violent tragedy.
On the evening of Wednesday, October 28, 2026, the New Orleans Police Department received a call for assistance. At approximately 8:23 p.m., officers from the Seventh District were dispatched to the 5000 block of Schindler Drive, a residential street near Dwyer Road in the New Orleans East neighborhood. The initial report was for a "woman down" inside a residence. When police and emergency medical services arrived, they found Antique Gipson inside her home.
She was suffering from at least one gunshot wound. Paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene.
The home was immediately secured as a crime scene, and the investigation was turned over to homicide detectives. The Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office later formally identified Ms. Gipson as the victim, but authorities released few other details about the circumstances of her death. Investigators began the process of gathering evidence and canvassing the neighborhood, seeking to piece together a timeline and identify any person or persons responsible for the killing. Police did not release information about a possible motive, whether there were signs of forced entry, or what, if anything, may have led to the fatal shooting.
The New Orleans East area where the crime occurred is a large, sprawling section of the city, comprised of a mix of single-family homes and apartment complexes. The quiet of the residential block was shattered by the presence of police activity that night as detectives began an inquiry that, in the days and weeks that followed, yielded no public announcements of suspects or arrests. The case was one of several homicides in the city that autumn, though news reports noted that overall, New Orleans was on track for a significant decrease in homicides for the year. That city-wide trend, however, offered no comfort to a family now grieving another sudden loss.
For the family of Antique Gipson, her death was a devastating echo of past sorrow. Having buried her son years earlier, the family was now faced with planning a funeral for the matriarch who had held them together. The lack of answers in the immediate aftermath left them in a painful state of uncertainty, waiting for a break in a case with no publicly identified leads.
As of late October 2026, the investigation into Antique Gipson's murder remains active and ongoing. The New Orleans Police Department has not announced any arrests or named any persons of interest in connection with her killing. The case remains unsolved, and a family is left waiting for justice. Police urge anyone with information that could help solve this crime to contact NOPD Homicide Section detectives at (504) 658-5300. Anonymous tips can also be submitted to Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans at (504) 822-1111 or toll-free at 1-877-903-STOP.
