In a heart-wrenching incident in New Orleans, a three-year-old girl named Promyse Ordon died on October 23, 2023, from a gunshot wound. The tragic event unfolded in an apartment in the 3200 block of Rue Parc Fontaine in the Algiers neighborhood. When police responded to a call, they discovered the young child had been shot. She was pronounced dead at the scene before she could be transported to a hospital.
The immediate investigation led to the detainment of her father, 26-year-old Virgil Ordon, who was at the location. Investigators later determined he was responsible for the shooting. Evidence presented by prosecutors indicated that gunshot residue was found on Virgil Ordon's hands. Further details from a preliminary police report revealed that Promyse had been shot twice, once in the head and once in the abdomen.
Following the investigation, Virgil Ordon was arrested and booked into the Orleans Parish Justice Center. He faces charges of negligent homicide and being a convicted felon in illegal possession of a firearm. His bond was set at $150,000. During a court hearing, prosecutors argued for the charges to be upgraded to first-degree murder, citing the evidence of two gunshot wounds. However, a judge denied this request, stating it would be up to the district attorney's office to pursue more severe charges based on the full police investigation. Ordon's defense attorneys have claimed that he was asleep at the time his daughter was fatally shot.
