Ian Kersting, a 34-year-old Parish prosecutor near New Orleans, died from apparent self-inflicted gunshot wounds at his office Sunday night. Kersting, admitted to the Louisiana bar in 2023, specialized in sexual harassment cases and worked on the DA office's Sexual Assault Kit Initiative, collaborating on sex crime investigations.

Ian Kersting, a Parish prosecutor near New Orleans died with "apparent self-inflicted gunshot wounds" at his office, the police said on Sunday. Kersting's body was found by the police around 9 p.m. at the District Attorney's office on South White Street.