The 25-year-old, who worked as an audiovisual technician at the New Orleans Superdome, was known for his “easy-going spirit and contagious laugh,” who brought joy to those around him, according to a fundraiser launched by his family in his name. It is said that he had “.
His mother, Kathy Tenedrio, told NBC News that the last time she saw her son alive was at 9pm local time on New Year’s Eve, and that she remembers hugging and kissing him. He added that there is.
Tenedrio’s cousin, Christina Bounds, told the BBC that her family had “begged them not to go” to the Bourbon Street area on New Year’s Eve because they were concerned about the size of the crowd and the potential danger. He was at his family’s home in the town of Slidell early in the evening.
He decided to go celebrate, but was separated from his friends when the attack occurred.
His family believes the man died in a shootout between police and the suspect, but they have not received any answers from authorities or police.
“When my aunt (Tenedrio’s mother, Kathy) showed up at the hospital, she didn’t have any information,” she said. “No information from doctors, hospitals, police. Nobody.”
“They have no information and that’s the part that’s making everyone angry. They don’t even know what happened,” Bounds added. “Was he taken by ambulance? Did he ride in an ambulance? Did he die instantly?”
These answers “help people come to terms” with what happened, she added.
“But right now it’s like a complete shock,” she added. “Not registered.”
