Gabby Killett
Reporter

Gabby Killett is a Kenner native and award-winning journalist who joined the Fox 8 team in March 2025 from The Times-Picayune, where she spent four years reporting on crime and the New Orleans Police Department. Gabby takes pride in telling community stories and unveiling truths about corruption in New Orleans and Louisiana. She is a proud graduate of Loyola University New Orleans.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2026 at 9:05 PM CDT
|By Gabby Killett and Gray News staff
A New Orleans woman died after she stopped to pull a trapped driver from a flipped car on Interstate 10 and was struck by another vehicle, according to her family.
Updated: Sep. 30, 2026 at 6:45 PM CDT
|By Gabby Killett and Jordan Gartner
A Louisiana couple says their baby girl has been defying the odds since birth.
Updated: Jun. 10, 2026 at 5:20 PM CDT
|By FOX 8 Staff, Gabby Killett and Jesse Brooks
Officials release photos as they search for two men they believe may have been involved
Updated: Jun. 5, 2026 at 6:18 PM CDT
|By Gabby Killett
Patricia Sheppard’s loved ones say she was just getting a ride home from work Thursday morning when gunmen allegedly shot at her at a Hammond gas station, according to police.
Updated: May 28, 2026 at 5:29 PM CDT
|By Gabby Killett, Jesse Brooks and Jordan Gartner
Two elementary school administrators in Louisiana have been arrested on allegations they failed to report child abuse.
Updated: May 18, 2026 at 10:01 PM CDT
|By Gabby Killett
Captains say a $25 surcharge has been suggested to reduce deficit
Updated: Apr. 11, 2026 at 2:18 PM CDT
|By Gabby Killett and Gray News staff
Family and friends are mourning the death of a 41-year-old Marine veteran who was caught in a crossfire in New Orleans.
Updated: Mar. 12, 2026 at 4:18 AM CDT
|By Gabby Killett and Gray News staff
A 911 caller reported the soldiers were mishandling a weapon they didn't realize was loaded when the accidental discharge occurred, according to an initial report.
Updated: Mar. 11, 2026 at 7:14 AM CDT
|By Gabby Killett and Gray News staff
A National Guard soldier accidentally shot another soldier on Tuesday, according to a source.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2026 at 10:13 PM CST
|By Gabby Killett
With winter weather moving in, protecting pipes should be top of mind for homeowners preparing for the storm.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2026 at 1:21 PM CST
|By Jesse Brooks, Chris Joseph and Gabby Killett
Single shooter chased victim into restaurant, three tourists wounded
Updated: Jan. 16, 2026 at 12:01 PM CST
|By Gabby Killett and Emily Van de Riet
A school bus driver in New Orleans is accused of walking away from the vehicle and deserting six children on the bus.
Updated: Dec. 17, 2025 at 5:44 AM CST
|By Gabby Killett
Micah Legnon was booked on charges of making threats in interstate commerce, federal authorities said.
Updated: Dec. 3, 2025 at 11:28 PM CST
|By Gabby Killett
Immigration Enforcement Operation Catahoula Crunch launched today in New Orleans, with federal agents conducting arrests at home improvement stores, restaurants and job sites across the area.
Updated: Nov. 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM CST
|By Gabby Killett
Daniel Callihan is now facing four life sentences across multiple states after federal judge adds two additional life sentences in murders of Loranger mom and daughter.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2025 at 6:13 AM CDT
|By Gabby Killett
Mark Ford, 65, was booked into the Orleans Justice Center this week on counts of first-degree rape, second-degree kidnapping, sexual battery and indecent behavior with juveniles.
Updated: Oct. 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM CDT
|By FOX 8 Staff and Gabby Killett
Escaped Louisiana inmate Derrick Groves was captured in Atlanta after a five-month manhunt. Authorities found him hiding in a crawl space after deploying gas multiple times.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM CDT
|By Gabby Killett and Jordan Gartner
Loved ones have identified the man who was fatally shot during a carjacking while picking up his son from day care.
Updated: Oct. 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM CDT
|By Ken Daley, Gabby Killett and Jordan Gartner
A father was fatally shot during a carjacking in a Louisiana parking lot while picking up a child from day care.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM CDT
|By Gabby Killett and Jordan Gartner
New Orleans police investigate after a 10-year-old boy was reportedly kidnapped at gunpoint.
Updated: Sep. 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM CDT
|By Gabby Killett and Emily Van de Riet
The mother of a 12-year-old boy who was killed by an alligator in August also had a newborn that tested positive for cocaine in July, officials said.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2025 at 8:43 PM CDT
|By Gabby Killett, FOX 8 Staff and Gray News staff
The body of a missing boater recovered from Lake Pontchartrain has been identified as a local college professor.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2025 at 9:43 PM CDT
|By Gabby Killett and Akim Powell
The mother of the 12-year-old boy who died from “blunt force trauma due to an alligator and drowning” has been arrested, according to authorities.
Updated: Aug. 26, 2025 at 10:41 AM CDT
|By Gabby Killett and Emily Van de Riet
A school bus monitor in Louisiana was sent to the emergency room after she was allegedly attacked by a student and her mother.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2025 at 10:16 PM CDT
|By Gabby Killett
Basil Kennedy, 77, died last month from rare bacterial infection

































