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Subject: Safety Notice – Aggravated Assault by Shooting – Downtown Off-Campus
On April 7, 2023, at approximately 2:20 pm, the Tulane University Police Department learned that an aggravated assault by shooting had occurred on Loyola Avenue in front of the New Orleans Public Library. Two non-Tulane affiliated individuals inside the library became involved in an altercation that became physical in nature, and during the encounter the two began to fight over a firearm which resulted in the victim being shot twice in the chest. The perpetrator fled down Gravier in the direction of LaSalle and then unknown.
Members of the Tulane community are reminded to be aware of your surroundings and whenever possible, travel well-lit, busy routes.
Verbatim text from the publicly archived TUPD Safety Notice PDF dated 04/07/23
TUPD learned of the incident at approximately 2:20 PM CDT, and the safety notice was sent shortly thereafter
Although the alert described the victim as 'shot twice in the chest', the victim, 72-year-old Alvin Stalling, was pronounced dead at University Medical Center at 2:44 PM CDT — only minutes after TUPD learned of the shooting
The notice did not name the suspect; suspect Lance Morris Lewis was later identified through a witness photo lineup and booked on second-degree murder
Tulane's downtown medical campus sits adjacent to the New Orleans Public Library at 219 Loyola Avenue, placing the incident inside Clery geography for the downtown campus