The New Orleans coroner on Wednesday identified two men killed recently in unrelated homicides.
Tyree Parker, 29, died Friday of a gunshot wound in the 1400 block of Harrison Avenue, the coroner said. New Orleans police said Parker was allegedly trying to invade a home in that block at around 7 a.m. when a man shot him to defend himself and others. That man cooperated with investigators and will not face charges, police said.
Brandon Wheeler, 37, died Monday of multiple sharp- and blunt-force injuries, the coroner determined. New Orleans police responded to a reported stabbing in the 2000 block of Lakeshore Drive at around 8:59 p.m. Wheeler was in his vehicle when he was stabbed multiple times, NOPD said. After he escaped the vehicle, the suspect struck him in his vehicle and fled. Wheeler went to a hospital and was pronounced dead shortly after midnight, NOPD said…