New Orleans police say they have arrested a man in the death of a woman identified as the daughter of a New Orleans policewoman and firefighter -- who was also the niece of jazz trumpeter Kermit Ruffins.
20-year-old Will Reed was arrested during a routine traffic stop Saturday and booked with second-degree murder of the 20-year-old woman, police say.
Police are not identifying her but multiple news outlets say she was Milan Arriola, daughter of police Officer Imani Ruffins and fire Capt. Roy Arriola Jr.
Victim: The woman killed in the shooting was Milan Arriola (seen on the right in the lefthand image), the niece of jazz musician Kermit Ruffins. Suspect Will Reed (right) has been arrested
Kermit Ruffins confirmed her identity Saturday to NOLA.com.
Ruffins told the news outlet: 'I'm quite sure it will all come out.
'Families go through this every freakin' day in New Orleans, and now it hit home.
'We looked at the news pissed off every morning that somebody's getting killed.
'We're just so helpless when it comes down to something like this.'
Ruffins also told NOLA.com: 'We just can't imagine what could cross her path like that and have her not with us.
'It's unbelievable.
'We can't believe what's going on with our family.
'It's so hard to put into words.'
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Uncle: Kermit Ruffins (pictured in May 2015) has said: 'We can't believe what's going on with our family. It's so hard to put into words'
Remembered: A vigil for Arriola is scheduled to take place on July 7
Police say she was fatally shot Friday night as she rode in a Camaro's front passenger seat in Gentilly, and died at a hospital.
According to authorities, the shooting took place where Humanity and Allen Streets intersect.
Police say that side of the car was hit by several bullets.
According to reports, Arriola graduated form Warren Easton Charter High School.
Aunt Leshianne Ruffins told the New Orleans Advocate: 'I’ll miss everything about her.
'She was like my child.'
On Facebook, Imani Ruffins posted a flyer for a candlelight vigil to be held Tuesday night in her daughter's memory where the shooting occurred, along with the phrase '#MILANSLIFEMATTER.'
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