Man killed in Algiers shooting, New Orleans police say

A 30-year-old man was fatally shot overnight in Algiers, New Orleans police said Tuesday morning (April 16). His name has not been released.

The shooting was reported at 12:20 a.m. Tuesday in the 3100 block of Rue Parc Fontaine (map), NOPD said. Authorities did not release information to the public about the homicide until 7:20 a.m.

According to preliminary information from NOPD, officers were responding to a reported shooting and found the man lying in an apartment doorway. He had been shot more than once and was taken to a hospital, where he died.

No other details were immediately available, including a possible motive. Authorities ask anyone with information about this crime to contact Crimestoppers at 504.822.1111.

Carlie Kollath Wells is a morning reporter at NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune. Have an early-bird tip? Send it to her: cwells@nola.com or Twitter @carlie_kollath.

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A 30-year-old man was fatally shot overnight in Algiers, New Orleans police said Tuesday morning (April 16). (Stock photo, Jacob Hamilton/MLive.com) (Jacob Hamilton/)