Mother's Day shooting suspect identified

During a press conference Monday night investigators said they had secured an arrest warrant for Akein Scott, 19, and pleaded with the public to help bring the alleged shooter to justice.
City law enforcement officials publicized a mug shot of the young man, who they say was released from jail on a bond on April 29, according to WWL-TV in New Orleans.

Police also advised that a New Orleans SWAT team will patrol the streets until Scott is found. They urged him to turn himself in multiple times, and admitted they’re still investigating whether he acted alone. Three search warrants were executed to no avail in the hours before the press conference.

Gunfire erupted in the Seventh Ward neighborhood at around 2:00pm local time (1900 GMT) during an annual Mother’s Day parade attended by up to 400 people. Based on a preliminary investigation, the FBI has confirmed that the shooting was likely related to street violence, not terrorism.