The victim of a deadly shooting Friday night on the 300 block of South Gayoso Street has been identified as 24-year-old Jorge Cervantes of New Orleans.

Residents in the area said they heard a gunshot at around 9 p.m., but did not see Cervantes inside a Mercury Mystique until around 10:30 p.m., Officer Hilal Williams said in a statement.

First District officers responded to calls about the shooting and found Cervantes with a gunshot wound to the neck. Emergency medical technicians arrived and pronounced him dead, Hilal said.

Investigators are searching for more information. Homicide Detective Elizabeth Garcia is in charge of the investigation and can be reached at 504.658.5300.

Anyone with information can call Crimestoppers at 504.822.1111.


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