New Orleans, Louisiana
January 04, 2019
Agencies: New Orleans Police Department Louisiana
Cause of death: Shooting
Last updated: over 4 years ago
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.