New Orleans police are asking the public to help identify and locate two suspects wanted in connection with an aggravated battery that happened Sunday on the 2000 block of Saint Charles Avenue. According to investigators, the two suspects committed the attack on September 13, though details about the victim’s condition and what may have prompted the confrontation have not been released.
The New Orleans Police Department posted the appeal for help, noting that all persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The department did not specify what weapon or object was allegedly used in the attack, but under Louisiana law, aggravated battery requires that a dangerous weapon be involved — and, per Louisiana Revised Statute 14:2(A)(3) as detailed by Justia Law, that definition can stretch to cover any gas, liquid, or physical object used in a way calculated or likely to cause death or great bodily harm.
Saint Charles Avenue includes a historic streetcar line, though it remains unclear whether any footage captured the confrontation.
Investigators Lead the Search
The NOPD Sixth District station is on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. NOPD detectives can be reached directly at 504-658-6060 for anyone with information on the suspects’ identities or whereabouts…