KENNER, La. — Kenner Police have arrested two suspects in the killing of a 66-year-old maintenance man found dead in the driveway of the University City neighborhood of Kenner Monday.
The Kenner Police Department said Lawrence Herr from Metairie, La., was found lying in a driveway on Georgetown Drive with a gunshot wound shortly after 11 a.m. on Monday. Herr was taken to a hospital where he later died from his injuries.
Police say Herr was a maintenance man working on a mail box in front of the home when the crime occurred. The circumstances surrounding the shooting have not been made public by police.
Late Tuesday afternoon, police said they found a vehicle they were searching for and arrested two men on first-degree murder charges: Maurice Holmes, 25, of Kenner and Tahj Matthews, 23, of Kenner.
Police earlier had advised residents to look for a vehicle described as a silver Mercedes sedan that could have been in the area between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. They also asked residents in the area to check their security cameras for any details about the car.
Anyone with information about the killing is asked to call Kenner Police at 504-712-2222 or Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans at 504-822-1111. Crime tips can also be submitted to the Kenner Police Department website.
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