Orleans Parish prosecutor dies by suicide in office

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Posted on 01/05/2025 12:27:12 PM PST by DFG

An Orleans Parish prosecutor specializing in sexual assault cases died by suicide Saturday night inside the offices of District Attorney Jason Williams’ staff, authorities said.

Assistant District Attorney Ian Kersting was found Saturday around 9 p.m. with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound inside the DA’s office building at 619 South White St.

New Orleans EMS arrived but he was pronounced dead at the scene, New Orleans police said. He was 34.

“The Orleans Parish DA’s Office family suffered a terrible tragedy Saturday night,” the office said in a statement. “Assistant District Attorney Ian Kersting was a beloved member of our office, and we send our love and deepest condolences to his family.

“It’s important that we support each other right now, and we ask the media respect the privacy of the individuals impacted.”

Records show Kersting was admitted to the Louisiana bar on Oct. 30, 2020.

Kersting had been assigned to the office’s SAKI unit (Sexual Assault Kit Initiative), a specialized division that works in partnership with NOPD sex crimes detectives to investigate and prosecute sex crimes cases through the use of recovered DNA evidence.

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