Boyfriend of Desire homicide victim arrested on murder allegations
NEW ORLENS (WGNO) — A man is in police custody following a homicide investigation in the Desire area on Sunday, May 25.
Around 10:39 a.m., New Orleans Police Department officers responded to the call of an unresponsive woman in a home in the 3400 block of Agriculture Street.
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Upon arrival, officers reported finding the woman with trauma to the head. She was pronounced dead on the scene.
During the investigation, officers said they interviewed the victim's boyfriend 56-year-old Charles Blunt, who they ultimately arrested on allegations of second-degree murder.
The investigation remains ongoing. The Orleans Parish Coroners Office will release the woman's identity after an autopsy is done and the family is notified.
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