10 People Shot, One Killed in New Orleans Shooting
10 people were shot and one of them died in the hospital after a horrific shooting in New Orleans’ French Quarter last night.
According to NBC News, two women and eight men were shot––all were between the ages of 20 and 37.
The New Orleans Police Department news site provides details about the shooting:
At about 1:26 a.m., NOPD officers received a call of shots fired near the intersection of Bourbon Street and Iberville Street. Dozens of NOPD officers working special event patrol were in the area at the time of the incident and responded immediately to the scene. Upon arrival, officers discovered nine victims at the scene suffering from gunshot wounds of varying severity. EMS and Acadian Ambulance transported the victims to a nearby hospital for treatment. One of the victims, identified as a male, died at the hospital as a result of his injuries.
Police later learned that a tenth victim from the scene who also sustained a gunshot wound arrived at an area hospital by private conveyance.
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Two people were arrested for possession of firearms, but one of them was one of the shooting victims and the other, police say, was “an unrelated individual.”
NOPD Chief Michael Harrison said, “This was not the place or time to bring firearms to the Bayou Classic or any event. This is not the place where something like this should happen.”
You can watch his press conference above, via Fox8Live.
[image via screengrab/Fox8Live]
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