French Quarter:--- Residents of French Quarter were thrown into shock on Tuesday when they heard of the brutal murder of the owner of the Old House "Former Rum Museum" Pierre Beauperthuy.
A tenant that is living on the property told SMN News that she is the one that found Beauperthuy's body on his porch. The woman said when she returned home and did not see "Pierre" she went looking for him and she made the gruesome discovery.
Relatives of the elderly businessman said that they hope a proper investigation is conducted by authorities because when they reached the scene they were not allowed to go inside as the Gendarmes and its forensic team were busy investigating. One of the relatives told SMN News that while the body of their relative was found with gunshot wounds on his balcony, a child found a bullet shell not far from his gate while there was a spot of blood not far from where the empty shell was found. From outside we could see a blood spot not far from the gate, another thing that raises questions for the family is how is it possible for people to shoot Beauperthuy and no one heard the gunshots. We are wondering if he was killed at his house where the body was found or if he was killed elsewhere. We know that the Gendarmes confiscated his car." The relative further said that Beauperthuy was last seen Monday evening at an event in the Sucker Garden area. "Pierre was a very quiet person and he is not someone that got into trouble with anyone. Some of the people on the scene are now wondering if those responsible for his murder thought he had monies because its the end of the month.
Captain of the Gendarmerie Slyvian Jouault confirmed that they were notified by someone sometime Tuesday morning that Beauperthuy was found dead. Jouault said that he cannot give any details on the ongoing investigations but could confirm that Beauperthuy's body bore gunshot wounds.
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Owner of the Old House Murdered – Gendarmes Busy Investigating
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