A man was found bleeding with multiple stab wounds near the intersection of Martin Luther King Boulevard and South Galvez Street in Central City late Sunday night, according to police. Officers responded to a call about a bleeding man in the area around 11:50 p.m., and EMS transported him to an area hospital.
The New Orleans Police Department is investigating the stabbing, according to WDSU, which reported that officers found the man with multiple stab wounds after arriving near Central City. The station, citing police, said the call came in shortly before midnight Sunday. As of the station’s report, the victim’s current medical condition, the identity of the attacker, and a possible motive had not been made public.
Sixth District Detectives Take the Case
The stretch of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and South Galvez Street falls within NOPD’s Sixth District, which handles patrol response and violent crime investigations across Central City, Broadmoor, and the Irish Channel, according to the City of New Orleans. University Medical Center New Orleans is home to the Norman E. McSwain, Jr., MD, Spirit of Charity Trauma Center — the only verified Level 1 Trauma Center in South Louisiana, per LCMC Health. It remains unclear whether that is where this victim was taken.
Whether the case results in charges — and what those charges might look like — depends on what investigators determine about intent. Under Louisiana Revised Statute 14:34, aggravated battery with a dangerous weapon such as a knife is a felony carrying up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000, according to the Louisiana State Legislature. If prosecutors determine there was specific intent to kill, the charge could instead become attempted second-degree murder, which carries a statutory penalty of 10 to 50 years at hard labor without the possibility of parole, probation, or a suspended sentence, per the 16th Judicial District of Louisiana District Attorney’s Office.
A Neighborhood With a History of Knife Violence
This is not the first violent stabbing NOPD has investigated in Central City. WWL-TV reported that in September 2025, a stabbing along the 2100 block of South Liberty Street left one man dead and another hospitalized. Hoodline previously reported on an arrest in that case six months after the fatal stabbing…