Woman’s Arm Severed in Deadly Carjacking; 4 Teens Arrested

Members of the New Orleans Police Department investigate a carjacking scene on Bienville Street that resulted in a woman's death in New Orleans, on March 21, 2022. Max Becherer/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP

NEW ORLEANS—Four teenagers face murder charges in connection with a carjacking that left a 73-year-old woman dying on a New Orleans street, her arm severed after she was dragged a block by her own car while neighbors looked on helplessly, officials said Tuesday.

Police chief Shaun Ferguson said tips led to the arrests of the teens—a 17-year-old boy, a 16-year-old girl and two 15-year-old girls—in the hours after the Monday afternoon carjacking. Two were turned in by their parents. All face second-degree murder charges, and Ferguson said he will recommend that they be charged as adults.