Exactly ..
We lived in the French quarter and know all about thug - drug roberries .
That was NO Robbery.
I only see three possibilities: 1) that this was a druggie, desperate for money to feed his habit, but he didn’t take any money or anything he could sell on the thieves market for money to buy dope; 2) it was a lone lunatic killer, like the Manson gang who invaded the LaBianca home because the door was unlocked and they wanted to kill someone; or, 3) he was killed at someone’s direction for some unknown reason.
Agreed. This victim was battered then shot in the back. I’ve never heard of a robber who has a gun, yet fights hand to hand with a victim anyway until the victim runs away or falls face down, then finally shoots the victim in the back. Then runs away without rifling through the victim’s pockets.