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Ian Christing, AK Assistant Attorney General New Orleans ParishHe was found dead in his office after apparently committing suicide, police said.
The New Orleans Police Department confirmed that the 34-year-old man was found in his office with “an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.” WVUE-DT. Her body was found by police at the district attorney’s office around 9 p.m. Saturday.
New Orleans EMS arrived, but he was pronounced dead at the scene, police confirmed to the store.
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Kersting, 34, was admitted to the Louisiana bar in October 2020.
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She was assigned to the District Attorney’s Office as a sexual harassment case specialist and was assigned to the Office of the Attorney General. Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (Saki). The initiative works with the New Orleans Police Department to use DNA evidence recovered while investigating and prosecuting sex crimes.
New Orleans Police Department car. (NOPD)
After his death, the New Orleans District Attorney’s Office released a statement mourning the loss of a “beloved member.” Of the office
“The family of the Orleans Parish DA’s Office faced a terrible tragedy Saturday night,” the statement said. “Assistant District Attorney Ian Christing was a beloved member of our office, and we send our love and deepest condolences to his family.”
“It is important that we support each other now, and we ask the media to respect the privacy of those affected,” the statement said.
A memorial to the victims of the New Orleans New Year’s Day attack on January 1, 2025. (Audrey Conklin/Fox News Digital)
Christing’s death comes days after a terrorist attack rocked the city in the early hours of New Year’s Day, killing 14 victims and injuring dozens.
Shamsuddin Jabbar, a military veteran from Houston, drove a rented Ford pickup through the crowd. Bourbon Street According to officials, the attack was inspired by the Islamic State.
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The FBI recovered a black ISIS flag from the rental truck and discovered that Jabbar had pledged allegiance to ISIS in online videos posted hours before the attack.
Fox News Digital’s Stephen Soares contributed to this report.