Arrest made in early July homicide in New Orleans East

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The New Orleans Police Department has made an arrest in the investigation of a July 9 New Orleans East homicide.

NOPD officers said at 4:17 p.m. on that Wednesday, they were called to the scene of a shooting in the 8000 Block of Trapier Street. Responding officers arrived to find 34-year-old Armand Williams suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

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He was taken to a hospital where he later died, according to NOPD officers.

Through an investigation, detectives were able to identify 38-year-old Joshua Stewart as a suspect and an arrest warrant was issued on July 11…

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