Neighbors shaken after deadly carjacking outside Canal Street daycare

NEW ORLEANS — A deadly carjacking outside a Canal Street church and nursery has left neighbors shaken and police calling for more community help in fighting violent crime.

Around 5 p.m. Tuesday, officers responded to reports of gunfire and found a man fatally shot in the parking lot of a church at 3401 Canal Street. Detectives say the victim was targeted while picking up his child from daycare.

According to investigators, 24-year-old Raymond Wells carjacked and shot the victim before fleeing in the stolen vehicle…

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