Zonell Williams, 33

New Orleans, Louisiana
January 04, 2019

Agencies: New Orleans Police Department Louisiana

Cause of death: Shooting


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Overview

A man killed in an exchange of gunfire with New Orleans police in Treme on Friday was Zonell Williams, the Orleans Parish coroner confirmed Tuesday morning.

One person who said she was a close friend of Williams said he was 33 years old and had three children. Williams was identified on Monday by multiple sources as the man killed. 

The shooting death occurred when officers were responding to a reported suicide attempt about 10 p.m. Friday at a home in the 2300 block of Orleans Avenue.

Police said that Williams fired at arriving officers, striking the body armor of one of them with two bullets. Officers returned fire, hitting him multiple times.