Overview

• WDSU, citing a source, reports an arrest in the case, though NOPD has not released a name or confirmed whether it is the hoodie-wearing suspect previously sought.
• Coroner identified the victim as Jessica Williams, 33, a Chicago hospital worker and single mother who was visiting New Orleans for her birthday.
• NOPD says an argument between strangers escalated into a shootout around 2:22 a.m. in the 100–200 block of Bourbon Street, with four people struck by gunfire.
• Williams’ sister, Davona Morgan, was wounded and hospitalized after a bullet broke a rib and lodged in her breast, according to family accounts.
• Police released surveillance images, questioned three persons of interest, and urged tips to NOPD Homicide at 504-658-5300 or Crime Stoppers at 504-822-1111.