Jonshel Alexander, a former child actor best known for her supporting role in 2012’s “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” died Nov. 27 in New Orleans. She was 22.
According to police, Alexander and an unidentified man were shot multiple times while sitting in a car in the city’s 7th Ward. Alexander was declared dead on the scene by paramedics; her companion survived and was able to drive himself to the hospital, according to Nola.com.
Alexander’s killer has not yet been apprehended. Police have identified a vehicle they believe is connected to the crime, and have asked the community for help identifying the vehicle’s driver.