The Jefferson Parish Coroner's Office has identified the men who died by gunfire in a pair of Labor Day shootings on the West Bank.

Jakeem Williams, 23, of Avondale, was shot and killed just before 1 a.m. Monday outside of a business in the 3000 block of Highway 90 in Avondale, according to authorities.

The second shooting occurred in Harvey almost nine hours later. The Jefferson Parish Coroner's Office identified the victim as Tupac Shakur Robinson, 24, of unincorporated Gretna.

Avondale shooting

Deputies with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office were dispatched to the first shooting after receiving reports of gunfire outside of an Avondale restaurant, according to authorities. They found Williams lying on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds, said Sgt. Brandon Veal, spokesp

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