NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a person of interest in connection with a 2021 homicide investigation in the Lower Ninth Ward.
Police released a photo Monday of an unidentified individual who they believe may have information about the fatal shooting of 45-year-old Joshua McFarland on Oct. 3, 2021.
According to NOPD, officers responded to a report of a simple battery around 5:45 a.m. at the intersection of North Robertson and Tupelo streets. When officers arrived, they found McFarland suffering from at least one gunshot wound…