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Outpouring of financial support for Ainsworth family
Fox8Live.com News
Jan 30An Algiers Point church used their annual king cake kick off fundraiser as a benefit for the good samaritan murdered this past Wednesday. Church leaders say people from not only New Orleans, but across the country are pouring in donations for the fami... »
Raising Funeral Funds For Man Killed Trying To Stop Carjacking
ProjectNOLA.com
Jan 29Family and friends of Mike Ainsworth went to Pier 90 Marina in Luling to show support and give donations to help bury him. He was gunned down earlier this week trying to prevent a carjacking in Algiers Point. »
Guardian Angels Assist In Hunt For Killer
WDSU Local News
Jan 27The gunman wanted in connection with the death of a good Samaritan who was shot in front of his two children is still on the loose, and one group has stepped up to help bring the person to justice. The Guardian Angels, an unarmed citizen crime patrol, ... »
NOPD Response Time Criticized After Algiers Slaying
WDSU Local News
Jan 27Residents in Algiers held a community meeting Thursday night and expressed their dissatisfaction with the response time of the New Orleans Police Department after a fatal shooting in Algiers where a father was killed trying to stop a carjacking. Hundre... »
FBI offers help in carjacking-slaying
Ksla - La Headlines
Jan 26FBI agents have offered their help in identifying and finding the man suspected in killing a New Orleans man who was trying to stop a carjacking in Algiers Point. »
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Outpouring of financial support for Ainsworth family
Fox8Live.com News
Jan 30An Algiers Point church used their annual king cake kick off fundraiser as a benefit for the good samaritan murdered this past Wednesday. Church leaders say people from not only New Orleans, but across the country are pouring in donations for the fami... »
Raising Funeral Funds For Man Killed Trying To Stop Carjacking
ProjectNOLA.com
Jan 29Family and friends of Mike Ainsworth went to Pier 90 Marina in Luling to show support and give donations to help bury him. He was gunned down earlier this week trying to prevent a carjacking in Algiers Point. »
Enough! (Gambit Commentary)
ProjectNOLA.com
Jan 29Last week, for what seems the umpteenth time, an act of violence shattered the calm of a quiet neighborhood and shocked the sensibilities of a city already numbed by an out-of-control murder rate. Harry “Mike” Ainsworth, 44, was shot and killed in Algi... »
Anxious Algiers residents seek answers to crime day after Samaritan killed in carjacking
The Lens
Jan 27By Kelsey Foster, The Lens contributing writer | A day after a good Samaritan was shot and killed while trying to stop a carjacking in Algiers Point, a beefed-up police presence was evident in the usually quiet West Bank neighborhood, as police cars tr... »
Despite recent practices, NOPD silent on arrest record of Samaritan killed in Algiers
The Lens
Jan 26Update, 2:35: The city, through it’s Nola Ready alert system, has released the victim’s criminal record. By Karen Gadbois, The Lens staff writer | In what appears to be a departure from the recent New Orleans Police Department practice of releasing cr... »