NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The New Orleans Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting in a New Orleans East neighborhood on Monday morning, Nov. 3.

According to officers, around 3:29 a.m. they were alerted of a shooting in the 7000 block of Lawrence Road.

Responding officers arrived to find a man suffering from gunshot wounds. He was declared dead on the scene.

Preliminary investigation ruled the man's death as a suicide. Through further investigation, the incident was reclassified as a homicide.

No further details are available at this time. The NOPD is in the process of gathering evidence and information to determine a possible suspect and motive.

The Orleans Parish Coroner's Office will released the man's identity after an autopsy is done and the family is notified.

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