Teammate accused of killing Edna Karr student-athlete arrested
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Police have identified a 19-year-old accused of killing Edna Karr student-athlete Keyron Ross last month.
The New Orleans Police Department has issued an arrest warrant for Tyrese Carter.
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Police say Ross, 18, was found shot in the 3800 block of Texas Drive in Algiers on Wed., Jan. 26. He was transported to a hospital where he later died.
Carter is wanted on one count of second-degree murder.
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Ross was the kicker on the school’s football team and the catcher for the Cougars’ baseball team.
According to MaxPreps, the two played baseball together.
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Anyone with information on Carter’s whereabouts is asked to contact NOPD Homicide Det. Walter Edmond at 504-658-5300 or call anonymously to Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans at 504-822-1111 or toll-free 1-877-903-STOP.
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