Overview

• Authorities identified the victim as 33-year-old Jessica Williams of Chicago, who was visiting New Orleans to celebrate her birthday.
• Police say a fight escalated into a shootout that wounded four people; Williams, believed to be an innocent bystander, died at the scene and her sister was among the injured.
• NOPD reports three persons of interest have been identified and questioned, while the suspected gunman remains at large.
• Project NOLA provided surveillance video to investigators and says it used facial- and clothing-recognition tools to retrace the suspect’s movements.
• The killing has prompted renewed calls for French Quarter safety measures, including a proposed gun-free zone and public appeals for National Guard deployment.