New Orleans police investigate fatal shooting in Algiers
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Officers with the New Orleans Police Department are investigating a shooting that left a woman dead in Algiers on Monday, April 22.
The NOPD reported that officers responded to the 300 block of Ptolemy Street, where they found a woman who had been shot around 7:03 p.m.
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She was taken to a hospital by EMS, where she later died.
The victim was later identified as 25-year-old Brittney Ussin.
Anyone with information about the fatal shooting can call NOPD Homicide Section detectives at 504-658-5300 or Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans at 504-822-1111.
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