NEW ORLEANS – A St. Louis family is in Louisiana, planning the funeral of their son.
Thomas Rolfes grew up in St. Louis, and then attended Tulane University in New Orleans. Rolfes and his fiancée Elizabeth Fried were in New Orleans over the weekend, planning their wedding.
Saturday morning, after a night out on the town with friends, Rolfes was found shot to death on a city street. He was alone and had been robbed.
Rolfes' family is now helping police catch whoever is responsible. Police are reviewing surveillance video of Rolfes at a gas station buying bottled water less than an hour before he died.
Fried said Rolfes didn’t have a car, so police are trying to find out how he got from the bar to the gas station.
She said her life has been turned upside down as the city where she was looking for a dream wedding has now become part of her worst nightmare.
"It used to be, to me, the greatest city in the world," said Fried. "We met at Tulane and spent four amazing years in this city together. He was so kind and loving. I'm going to miss him so, so much."
"I don't think I'll ever come back," she said. "This was my dream city. Now, it's my worst nightmare."
WWL-TV contributed to this report
