SU nursing student death ruled homicide, coroner confirms Marquise Jones, 21, was last seen on Feb. 25 in the 7th Ward of New Orleans. (Source: NOPD) By Jesse Brooks | March 11, 2021 at 3:53 PM CST - Updated March 15 at 4:17 PM NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The body of 21-year-old Marquise Jones, a nursing student at Southern University, was recovered from Lake Pontchartrain. On Monday, March 15, the Orleans Parish Coroner confirmed that Jones died from a gunshot wound. Detectives are now investigating the case as a homicide. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Homicide Unit at 504-6...