Algiers Ambush Trial Underway in New Orleans; Victim Says Lewis Didn’t Shoot Him

A New Orleans courtroom is hearing a case stemming from a 2018 shooting on General De Gaulle Drive in Algiers. Dermell Lewis and Corey Major are on trial on charges tied to the shooting of Corey Juluke; an earlier trial ended with jurors deadlocked.

A trial over the May 24, 2018, shooting was underway in New Orleans, according to nola.com.

Prosecutors presented evidence of 19 assault-rifle rounds and additional shots from a .40-caliber handgun.

Juluke’s Testimony at 2024 Trial: Lewis Wasn’t the Shooter

At the 2024 trial, Corey Juluke testified, “I saw who shot me, and it wasn’t Dermell Lewis,” according to nola.com’s account. Juluke said he had known Lewis for 35 years; both were 7th Ward natives…

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