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Man booked in shooting death of mail carrier at gasoline station

New Orleans police arrested a man Friday in the shooting death of a father of two at a Gentilly gasoline station.

Raymond Coats, 20, was booked at the Orleans Justice Center with second-degree murder in the Oct. 18 killing. He’s accused of gunning down Calvin “CJ” Brown Jr., 41, a mail carrier, in the 3400 block of Franklin Avenue.

The Police Department said authorities arrested Coats in the 7500 block of Stonewood Drive. The agency did not disclose any evidence linking him to the crime.

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