Update – Arrest documents allege the 16-year-old accused of fatally shooting a Tacoma bagel shop owner helped others sink the vehicle used in the murder before stealing another getaway vehicle. Malik Cornelius has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the slaying of 32-year-old Jacob Carter.

According to the affidavit, police claim to have linked Cornelius to the murder using surveillance video and ballistics. Court documents allege Cornelius was observed driving a blue Kia Forte that was used in the murder around 10 minutes before he and others killed Carter around 1:30 a.m.

The entire shooting was captured by another crime camera. The Kia Forte was spotted on the footage before NOPD officers were instructed to look for it. Additional footage reportedly shows the suspects driving the vehicle into Bayou St. John around 2:34 a.m. approximately an hour after the killing.

A short time later, the suspects are accused of stealing a silver Kia Rio. Five hours later, the Rio crashed in Jefferson Parish before masked individuals fled the vehicle. Witnesses told authorities that one person returned to the vehicle without a mask to retrieve a firearm.

Police claim the man in question is Cornelius who was taken into custody a short time later. Authorities say ballistics evidence from the scene matched the gun in Cornelius’s possession.

Original – The New Orleans Police Department has announced the arrest of a juvenile suspect in a homicide investigation. According to a media release from NOPD, a 16-year-old male was arrested in the investigation of a homicide that happened at the intersection of Bourbon Street and Kerlerec Street.

NOPD Eighth District officers responded to a call of a person shot at the aforementioned location around 1:32 a.m. on January 5, 2024. At the scene, officers found an adult male with at least one gunshot wound. The victim was pronounced deceased after EMS reached the scene.

On January 8, 2024, the victim was identified as 32-year-old Jacob Carter by the Orleans Parish Coroner’s Officer. The suspect was arrested in Jefferson Parish and is being held on unreleased charges. The suspect has an outstanding warrant for second-degree murder from the New Orleans Police Department. After being released from Jefferson Parish, the suspect will be transported to Orleans Parish and booked on second-degree murder.