The New Orleans Coroner has identified three of the four men New Orleans police said were killed in separate shootings on Saturday (May 25) and Sunday.
Kendrick Mayes
Kendrick Mayes, 27, was identified by the coroner as the man shot dead Saturday afternoon in the 2200 block of North Galvez Street, in the St. Roch neighborhood. NOPD said officers discovered a man, now identified as Mayes, on the sidewalk with at least one gunshot wound to his torso. He was pronounced dead on the scene.
NOPD said detectives have obtained a warrant for James Earl Webster on a charge of second-degree murder in connection to Mayes’ death. Anyone with information about Webster’s whereabouts is asked to contact the homicide unit.
At the North Galvez scene on Saturday, a woman at the scene who identified herself as the man’s aunt said Mayes was a devoted father to his young daughter. An older woman there tearfully drooped into the arms of family members trying to console her.
“I’ve lost all my grandchildren,” she sobbed. “Oh Jesus, help me. Help me to be strong for my daughter.”
Homicide Detective Patrick Guidry is leading the investigation into Mayes’ death.
Roy Cain
Roy Cain, 35, was identified by the coroner as the man killed in a double shooting Sunday night in the 2200 block of St. Anthony Street, in the 7th Ward. Police said when officers arrived they found the man now identified as Cain on the ground with more than one gunshot. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Officers found a woman who was also shot in a vehicle nearby in the 2300 block of Pauger Street. She had been shot more than once and was taken by EMS to a hospital.
Homicide Detective Daniel Hiatt is leading the investigation into Cain’s death.
Reginald Field
Reginald Field, 50, was identified Monday by InspireNOLA Charter Schools as the man killed in a shooting early Saturday in the 2400 block of A.P. Tureaud Avenue, in the 7th Ward. Field was one of the founders of Andrew H. Wilson Charter School in Broadmoor and served as its head dean since the charter network took it over in 2015. Coroner Dwight McKenna’s office on Tuesday confirmed the identification.
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“Mr. Field was an incredible person who cared deeply for his students and for his community, and we are committed to remembering him and honoring his legacy as we grapple with our pain and begin to heal,” InspireNOLA CEO Jamar McKneely said in a statement on Monday.
Homicide Detective Bruce Brueggeman is leading the investigation into Field’s death.
A fourth person killed in a New Orleans shooting over the weekend has not yet been identified. Late Sunday night, NOPD officers found a man who had been shot more than once sitting inside his vehicle in the 1400 block of North Claiborne Avenue. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Homicide Detectives Arin Starzyk and Tristan Carter are leading that investigation.
Anyone with information about the homicides is asked to contact NOPD’s homicide unit at 504-658-5300 or provide anonymous tips through Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111.
NOLA.com| The Times-Picayune reporter Michelle Hunter contributed to this report.
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