Award increased in Algiers murder investigation
Award doubled in Algiers slaying
Police seek gun, ‘person of interest’
The Times-Picayune
Thursday, February 28, 2008
By Allen Powell II
Stymied in their investigation of an Algiers homicide this year, New Orleans police and Crimestoppers officials are turning to the public for help in locating a “person of interest” and a handgun possibly involved in the shooting.
Police Department officers and Crimestoppers Executive Director Darlene Cusanza joined with the family of David Sisolak Jr. on Wednesday to announce that the reward for information about his death has been doubled, and that a new reward is available for information regarding the 9 mm handgun used in the crime. Sisolak was found dead from a gunshot wound in his car in the 1700 block of Hero Boulevard in Algiers on Jan. 7.
Cusanza said thanks to financial support from the victim’s family and friends, Crimestoppers is offering $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest and indictment in Sisolak’s death. The group also is offering $1,000 to anyone who can provide police with the weapon. Typically the Crimestoppers reward is $2,500.
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