Interstate 10 in the CBD to shut down for homicide investigation

An eastbound section of Interstate 10 through downtown New Orleans will be closed Wednesday night (June 19) as part of a homicide investigation, according to the New Orleans Police Department.

The closure, set to begin around 7 p.m., will include eastbound lanes of I-10, also called the Pontchartrain Expressway, from the Tchoupitoulas Street exit to the Claiborne Avenue/Slidell exit.

The NOPD will notify the public when the interstate reopens.

The department announced the shutdown late Wednesday afternoon, saying that the closure is connected to an early Monday fatal shooting on I-10 East at Orleans Avenue.

Officers responded to the killing about 2 a.m., arriving to the scene to find a man, later identified as 37-year-old Keenan Shields Jr., shot dead inside of a black vehicle.

Anyone with information on shooting is asked to call the NOPD Homicide Unit at 504-658-5300 or submit an anonymous tip by calling Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111 or toll-free at 1-877-903-7867.

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The NOPD announced the shutdown late Wednesday afternoon (June 19, 2019), saying that the closure is connected to an early Monday fatal shooting on I-10 East at Orleans Avenue. (File photo, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) (CHRIS GRANGER/)