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Xavier University student arrested, accused of hit-and-run that killed beloved musician
The student was not involved in any Xavier University activities at the time, a university spokesperson says.
Updated: 7:11 pm CST February 15, 2024
MOMENT. VERY GOOD MARGARITA, THANK YOU. WE NOW KNOW THAT A XAVIER UNIVERSITY STUDENT HAS BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED IN A HIT THAT KILLED A LOCAL AND BELOVED MUSICIAN. IN. YES, CLOSE FRIENDS SAY THAT KERRY, 53 YEARS OLD. FATMAN HUNTER WAS KILLED ON THE MORNING OF MARDI GRAS IN THE SEVENTH DISTRICT AS HE LEFT A POPULAR MUSIC CLUB. WDSU REPORTER SHAY O’CONNOR JOINS US LIVE FROM HUNTER’S FIELD, WHERE A SECOND LINE IS HAPPENING IN HONOR OF THAT MUSICIAN. SHE A. YES, THAT SECOND LINE WILL START ANYTIME. PEOPLE ARE ALREADY HERE WAITING FOR IT TO START NOW. FRIENDS TOLD ME THAT HUNTER WAS A KIND-HEARTED PERSON WHO DIDN’T KNOW STRANGERS. HE WAS ALSO THE PERFECTIONIST OF THE GROUP. WE JUST DEVASTATED THE MAN. HE IS, HEY, HE’S A PIONEER OF THIS CITY, A KNOWN MUSICAL PIONEER WHO SEEKS PERFECTION IN THE BEST. WHEN IT COMES TO HIS MUSIC, HIS BANDMATES AND HIS LIFE. THE FAT MAN ALWAYS SAID STEAK AND POTATOES. NO MORE PORK CHOPS. WE COME FROM WHERE WE COME. Once we get down to business and get a good job, you know, it’ll be like hitting potatoes. THE WELL-KNOWN NEW ORLEANS NATIVE DRUMMER HAD BEEN PLAYING MUSIC FOR MORE THAN FOUR DECADES. ALL MUSICIANS KNOW THE FAT ONE. HE IS A TEACHER. HE’S A LEADER. HE PLAYED WITH NUMEROUS BANDS AROUND THE CITY, AND EVEN WON A GRAMMY FOR HIS WORK WITH THE NEW ORLEANS NIGHTCRAWLERS IN 2021. WE WILL TRULY MISS THE SOUND OF HIM. THERE IS NO OTHER PLAYER WHO PLAYS LIKE HIM DURING THE LAST 15 YEARS, HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE KINFOLK BRASS BAND. RICHARD ANDERSON IS THE LEADER OF THE BAND. IT JUST TORED US LIKE HE, HEH, HE, HE, THE RHYTHM OF OUR BAND. IT WAS THE EARLY MARDI GRAS HOURS OF THE MORNING WHEN HUNTER’S BANDMATES SAY HE WAS WALKING FROM THE JUMPOFF MUSIC CLUB AT NORTH CLAIBORNE AND PAUGER TO GO HOME. HE WAS HIT BY A DRUNK DRIVER ON THE WAY TO HIS CAR. POLICE SAY 21-YEAR-OLD JEREMY LINDSAY WAS BEHIND THE WHEEL. SOURCES SAY LINDSAY CONTINUED DRIVING WITH HUNTER ON HER WINDSHIELD. THE CORONER INDICATES HIS PLACE OF DEATH AS THE CLAIBORNE I-10 RAMP. WE PRAY FOR HIM TOO. I mean, I don’t really have a reaction, man. ONE OF OUR BROTHERS JUST WAS TAKEN AWAY. HE WAS A GOOD-HEARTED PERSON. BEEN LIKE THIS. WILL DO ANYTHING FOR ANYONE. HE. WHATEVER IT IS, NEVER. YOU WILL NEVER HEAR HIM SAY NO. SOURCES TELL US THAT LINDSAY WAS A BASKETBALL PLAYER AT XAVIER UNIVERSITY. THEY SAY HE WAS INTOXICATED AS WE SAID BEFORE, AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, NOW HE IS FACEING CHARGES INCLUDING VEHICULAR HOMICIDE AND HIT AND RUN. NOW, OPSO OFFICIALS SAY HE ACTUALLY RELEASED, NOT LONG AFTER HE WAS ARRESTED EARLIER THIS WEEK. YOUR NEXT HEARING IS IN APRIL AND OF COURSE, WDSU WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP YOU UPDATED. REPORTING LIVE FROM THE SEVENTH DISTRICT SHAY O’CONNOR WDSU NEWS AND XAVIER UNIVERSITY RESPOND, SAYING IN PART, DEEPLY SAD ABOUT THE TRAGIC EVENT THAT OCCURRED DURING THE MARDI GRAS VACATION WHICH ALLEGEDLY INVOLVED ONE OF OUR STUDENTS WHO DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY ACTIVITIES FROM XAVIER UNIVERSITY AT THE MOMENT. OUR HEARTS ARE WITH
Xavier University student arrested, accused of hit-and-run that killed beloved musician
The student was not involved in any Xavier University activities at the time, a university spokesperson says.
Updated: 7:11 pm CST February 15, 2024
The New Orleans music community is mourning a beloved Grammy Award-winning musician who was tragically killed in a hit-and-run earlier this week. A second line-up was held Wednesday night in honor of Kerry “Fat Man” Hunter. Another took place Thursday at Hunter’s Field. His band members with Kinfolk Brass Band and Hunter’s wife spoke with WDSU’s Shay O’Connor about his impact on the community. Hunter was part of Kinfolk Brass Band, Preservation Hall Brass and Nightcrawlers. The New Orleans Police Department says the hit-and-run occurred at North Claiborne and Pauger streets on Monday night before Mardi Gras morning. NOPD said Jeremy Lindsey, 21, was arrested in connection with Tuesday’s incident. Lindsey is a student and basketball player at Xavier University. WDSU reached out to Xavier for a statement and received the following response from a university spokesperson: “We are deeply saddened by the tragic event that occurred over the Mardi Gras holiday and which reportedly involved one of our students who were not involved in no Xavier University activity at that time. We mourn the loss of life. Our hearts go out to the family and friends who loved Mr. Hunter. We have no other comment as, as noted, this incident was unrelated with no university activities”. Lindsey faces charges of vehicular manslaughter and hit-and-run driving. Sources tell WDSU that Lindsey may have been drinking at the time of the crash. At this time, Lindsey is not facing any DWI charges. The Orleans Parish Coroner confirmed that the preliminary cause of Hunter’s death was blunt force injuries. The coroner’s report places Hunter’s place of death on the Claiborne Avenue/Interstate 10 on-ramp, which is more than two blocks from where he was hit.
The New Orleans music community is mourning a beloved Grammy Award-winning musician who was tragically killed in a hit-and-run earlier this week.
A second line-up was held Wednesday night in honor of Kerry “Fat Man” Hunter. Another took place Thursday at Hunter’s Field.
Members of his Kinfolk Brass Band and Hunter’s wife spoke with WDSU’s Shay O’Connor about his impact on the community.
Hunter was part of Kinfolk Brass Band, Preservation Hall Brass and Nightcrawlers.
The New Orleans Police Department says the hit-and-run occurred at North Claiborne and Pauger streets on Monday night before Mardi Gras morning.
NOPD said Jeremy Lindsey, 21, was arrested in connection with Tuesday’s incident.
Lindsey is a student and basketball player at Xavier University.
WDSU reached out to Xavier for a statement and received the following response from a university spokesperson:
“We are deeply saddened by the tragic event that occurred over the Mardi Gras holiday, which reportedly involved one of our students who was not involved in any Xavier University activities at the time. We mourn the loss of a life. Our hearts are with family and friends who loved Mr. Hunter.
“We have no other comment since, as noted, this incident was not related to any university activities.”
Lindsey faces charges of vehicular manslaughter and hit-and-run driving.
Sources tell WDSU that Lindsey may have been drinking at the time of the crash. At this time, Lindsey is not facing any DWI charges.
The Orleans Parish Coroner confirmed that the preliminary cause of Hunter’s death was blunt force injuries.
The coroner’s report places Hunter’s place of death on the Claiborne Avenue/Interstate 10 on-ramp, which is more than two blocks from where he was hit.