Shooting victim identified as New Orleans man

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The coroner’s office has identified a man shot to death Wednesday in the city’s Algiers section as 52-year-old Eddie Salvant III.

Investigators say someone opened fire on Salvant at about 4 p.m. near Eliza and Leboeuf streets. He died on the scene from multiple gunshot wounds, coroner’s chief investigator John Gagliano tells The New Orleans Advocate (https://bit.ly/1hqDOJq).

Police have not identified a motive or suspect in Salvant’s slaying.

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Information from: The New Orleans Advocate, https://www.neworleansadvocate.com