NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Police Department arrested 24-year-old Jose Gabriel Gamboa-Escobar on Wednesday in connection with a homicide on Nov. 5.
The shooting occurred in the 2600 block of First Street and left 35-year-old Melvin Alberto Rodriguez Manueles fatally wounded.
According to the NOPD, Gamboa-Escobar was positively identified as the perpetrator in this incident.
After an arrest warrant was obtained, Gamboa-Escobar was arrested by the U.S. Marshals New Orleans Task Force and booked accordingly into the Orleans Parish Justice Center.
He is facing one count of second-degree murder.
Anyone with additional information that can assist in this investigation is urged to contact NOPD Homicide Section detectives at 504-658-5300.
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