A man who crashed into an unmarked New Orleans police vehicle after b eing fatally shot in the Little Woods neighborhood this week was identified as 25-year-old Willie Cuevas, the Orleans Parish Coroner's Office said Friday.

The fatal shooting on Wednesday was one of several during a particularly violent week in New Orleans.

At about 5:43 p.m. Wednesday, an officer called for assistance after Cuevas' sedan crashed into the unmarked vehicle parked near a residence in the 12900 block of Ashland Drive, according to NOPD.

Upon searching the sedan, officers discovered Cuevas shot multiple times. He was declared dead on scene.

Officers did not witness the shooting, which investigators believe took place in the nearby 7000 block of West Renaissance Court.

The shooter fled the scene and rem

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