NEW ORLEANS — Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams urged the public to assist the NOPD in its investigation of a fatal French Quarter shooting. He also issued a stern warning to anyone aiding the suspects on the run.
Williams' press conference comes after the shooting at Iberville and Royal Streets resulted in one death, according to police. Police said a 27-year-old woman was killed, and three other adults -- a 40-year-old man, a 39-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man -- were injured by gunfire.
The NOPD said that 29-year-old Nicholas Miorana has been arrested. Warrants have been issued for 21-year-old Daniel Miorana and 29-year-old Darrell Adams. They all face one count each of second-degree murder and three counts of attempted second-degree murder.
"These individuals involved in this shooting, shot indiscriminately in a crowd in broad daylight. Clearly, they have no respect for human life and they have no respect for this community," said Williams in his media conference on Friday.
Williams put out a plea to the public to help find the men still on the run.
"I'm asking anyone with any information about their whereabouts, to call Crimestoppers or the NOPD. Your identity will be protected if these faces look familiar to you."
D.A. Williams also had a stern warning for anyone who might help the suspects on the run.
"If you've seen them in the past 24 hours going in into a convenience store, getting gas, please call, speaking directly to the family and friends of these two men, please don't ruin your life helping or assisting these individuals. They have already ruined theirs," said Williams.
"I'm telling you this right now because if you are a cousin if you are a girlfriend or boyfriend or one of these two, we're going to look at everything available to figure out if you help them in any way and you will be held to account. New Orleans is a very small place. There are no secrets in the city of New Orleans, it is going to be found out."
Williams had an explanation when asked about Nicholas Miorana being out on an ankle monitor after evidence showed he was a dangerous individual.
"You know, we, we, need judges to act. When ASAP or any ankle monitoring company steps up and says that someone is in violation, we need that judge to take him off the streets. I don't think it's asking too much. I mean, we prosecuted Miorana earlier this year. We used the evidence we had, and we could only get a sentence of probation," Williams said.
"He was out on probation and parole and asked that he be revoked because he was in violation of that probation in less than a year. And the judge over our objection, put him back out on the street. When we say to a judge, we believe this person is dangerous, we believe this person may hurt someone."
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