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 NOPD Need the Public’s Assistance Locating and Identifying Two Brazen Armed Men who Shot and killed a Man in Broad Daylight in Gentilly

(May 11, 2012) New Orleans Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating and identifying the two men responsible for the murder of 34-year-old Oscar Johnson.  Johnson was found at the intersections of Filmore Avenue and Vermillion Boulevard, on the afternoon of May 8, 2012.   

NOPD Officers were dinning in the area around 12:20pm when they heard multiple shots fired; they ran outside and discovered 34-year-old Oscar Johnson lying in the middle of the street.  He’d been shot several times and died on the scene. This entire ordeal was captured on video surveillance.    

The suspects  is described as two African American men, in their mid-20’s-30’s, driving in a late model Ford Escape with dark tinted windows , The suspects are to be considered armed and dangerous.

A copy of the video will be disseminated to local media

Homicide Detective Elizabeth Garcia is in charge of the investigation and can be reached at 504-658-5300.

Crimestoppers is offering up to a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and indictment of the person(s) responsible.  Citizens with information regarding this crime are asked to call Crimestoppers at 822-1111 or toll free at 1-877-903-STOP (7867).  Callers do not have to leave their name nor testify in court to receive the reward.  Citizens can also submit an anonymous tip online to Crimestoppers at www.crimestoppersgno.org. 

Any person who, after the commission of a felony, shall harbor, conceal, or aid the offender, knowing or having reasonable ground to believe that he has committed the felony, and with the intent that he may avoid or escape from arrest, trial, conviction, or punishment shall be charged with R.S. 14:25; Relative to Accessories After the Fact. 

An accessory after the fact may be tried and punished, notwithstanding the fact that the principal felon may not have been arrested, tried, convicted, or amenable to justice.  

Whoever becomes an accessory after the fact shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, or both; provided that in no case shall his punishment be greater than one-half of the maximum provided by law for a principal offender.

The New Orleans Police Department, under the leadership of Superintendent Ronal W. Serpas, is engaged in a complete transformation in its approach to ensuring that New Orleans is a safer place to live, work and visit.  The police force, which currently employs dedicated men and women, is committed to transparency, accountability, collaboration and integrity.  To learn more about the NOPD and our services, visit http://www.nola.gov/GOVERNMENT/NOPD and visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pages/New-Orleans-LA/New-Orleans-Police-Department-Official/133853236665761

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Officer Frank B. Robertson, III