Rasean Carter, 21, and Malachi Jackson, 19, were killed and eleven others were injured in one of two shootings at the annual Nine Times second line.
NEW ORLEANS — Charlesha Coler describes hearing a scream from the Almonaster and Florida Avenue Bridge on Sunday.
“I don’t want no mother to experience what my mother is experiencing right now,” Charlesha Coler said. “No mother have to hear the scream my mother had to hear, and the scream I heard.”
On Wednesday, Coler and her mother stood in the same place where her brother was murdered, leaning on their faith and community for support.
The incidents happened less than an hour apart, but according to law enforcement were unrelated.
On Wednesday, law enforcement and faith leaders gathered for an emotional call to action, asking the community to work with the NOPD to keep New Orleans’ streets safe.
“It’s about getting in communities …