Johnshane “Nay” Powell writhed in pain on a 7th Ward street three years ago, shot 19 times. Her bones had shattered in a hail of bullets that flew from multiple directions.
From the pavement, the 33-year-old mother of two daughters mustered up a final revelation, identifying her ex-boyfriend, Kelvin Atkins, as her assailant before she died in a New Orleans hospital.
Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams raised a .40-caliber Glock pistol outfitted with a drum magazine Friday as he told jurors that Atkins, 39, used it to kill Powell in the 2400 block of New Orleans Street the night of July 3, 2023…