Norris Gray

Norris Gray was a 22-year-old from New Orleans whose life mattered to the family and community around him. Public records and contemporary news listings show he died on May 1, 2012, after a shooting at or near the intersection of Second and Clara streets in New Orleans. Beyond these basic facts, the public record available online is sparse.

Contemporary city homicide lists and local victim compilations identify Norris by name, age, date, and location of death but do not provide a published, family-authorized obituary or extended biographical details readily accessible from established news outlets or funeral-home notices. That limited documentary footprint means there is little publicly verifiable information about his childhood, education, work, friendships, artistic pursuits, or other personal interests that would help paint a fuller portrait.

What is clear from the available public sources is that Norris was a young adult whose death was noticed by his community and recorded among the many lives lost in New Orleans that year. The absence of a widely available obituary or memorial notice in major archives does not erase the reality that friends, family, and neighbors grieved him and continue to carry his memory. This page honors him by acknowledging the life he lived: a New Orleans resident whose passing on May 1, 2012, left a gap in the hearts of those who knew him.

If the family or friends would like to provide additional, verifiable details—stories, accomplishments, photographs, or a family-authored obituary—those materials could be added here to better reflect Norris’s individuality and the ways he mattered to those who loved him.