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A 36-year-old nurse and mother was fatally shot on a rare night out on Bourbon Street in New Orleans when a man who was being ejected from a restaurant allegedly grabbed a security guard’s gun and started shooting, authorities say.
Couvillon, who leaves behind a young daughter, was killed when she was walking near Willie’s Chicken Shack on Bourbon Streetafter spending the day enjoying Carnival parades, theAdvocatereports.
“It’s horrible,” Couvillon’s longtime friend, Angela Negoda, told local CBS affiliate 4WWL. “Thesituation should have never happened.”
Couvillon “had an infectious smile,” Andrew Negoda told the station. “Julie was the type of person where if you met her you were friends with her instantly. She was a good person.”
Police officers at the scene of Sunday’s fatal shooting on Bourbon Street in New Orleans.
“As the security guard was escorting the suspect from the business, a struggle ensued,” say police. “During the struggle, the suspect managed to discharge the security [guard’s] firearm several times fatally wounding a 36-year-old female and striking the security guard to the neck and striking himself to the shoulder.”
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Barnes was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and attempted second-degree. It is unclear whether he had entered a plea or has retained an attorney who can speak on his behalf.
The security guard, who has not yet been publicly identified, was listed in critical condition Sunday butis expected to make a full recovery, a representative from Willie’s Chicken Shack told Nola.com.
Couvillon’s colleagues at Ochsner Health System, where she was a registered nurse, are mourning her loss.
“An employee for 13 years, Julie was a beloved nurse who dedicated her life to caring for others. This is a devastating loss to the nurses, employees, physicians, and staff across our system. We offer our deepest condolences to her family and the families of the other victims.”
Anyone with information that can help solve this crime is asked to call CRIMESTOPPERS at 822-1111, toll-free 1-877-903-STOP(7867).
source: people.com
