The Jefferson Parish Coroner's Office has released the name of the man gunned down outside of an apartment building in Gretna Sunday morning.

Michael K. Smith, 48, of New Orleans, was pronounced dead after authorities found him lying wounded in a parking lot in the 1400 block of Virgil Street.

No arrests have been made in the case.

Gretna police were dispatched to the Creekside Apartments after receiving a report of a shooting there just after 6:30 a.m., according to authorities.

Smith was lying face up on the ground, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Investigators have not identified a suspect or a motive for the killing.

Smith's is the second homicide investigated in Gretna this year. Nicholas Pogozelski was indicted with second-degree murder in the June 27 death of his 4-m

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