this all during a mother s day parade. chaos. police say shots rang out from different guns. 19 different people were wounded. three different suspects were seen running from that scene of the crime. the fbi says this was quote strictly an act of street violence, end quote, and there was no case of terrorism involved. but again, mother s day parade. we also have a very sad and tragic story. a mother s day story coming out of california. crystal walters is pleading for privacy the day after the arrest of her 12-year-old stepson in the death of her 8-year-old stepdaughter, leila fowler. that brother is now charged in the homicide of leila. leila was stabbed to death in the family home. the young boy initially told police he had seen an intruder leaving the house. he gave a zrichlgs now he, himself, 12-years-old is under
parade said the situation was pure chaos. everybody started running, and running and running, and we weren t sure what s going on. and they re shoot being. i just opened my door today and two guys just collapse right down on my steps you know, me and my daughter did the best thing we can to revive them. meantime the mayor of new orleans says they ll hunt down those that are responsible. we have mothers that were shot, sisters that were shot, we have little children that were shot. these kinds of incidents are not going to go unanswered. we re going to be very, very aggressive. there were hundreds of people out there today. so somebody knows who did this. and coming up in the next hour of early start, a live report from new orleans. even more going on this morning, new developments in the murder of 8-year-old california girl leila fowler. her 12-year-old brother arrested for allegedly murdering his sister. their stepmother crystal walters posted a brief message on facebook
shooting. we do know that from the fbi, the fbi does not believe that this was an act of terrorism. they are naming this as an act of street violence. we hope that police will be able to figure out exactly what led to this violence, as they continue talking to people who were out here, and who may know more about what happened. john? in new orleans, appreciate it. eleven minutes past the hour. new developments this morning in the murder of 8-year-old california girl leila fowler. her 12-year-old brother arrested for allegedly murdering his sister. their stepmother crystal walters posted a brief message on facebook saying, quote, thank you to those who are standing by us in this devastating time for our family. and thank you for respecting our privacy during this time. we need a little space. happy mother s day to all. cnn s dan simon is live in valley springs, california, following just this tragic development. good morning to you, dan. good morning, zoraida. for two weeks this
reporter: well, yes and no, martha. they did appear, their first public appearance at a hastily-called news conference. crystal walters and barney fowler stood quietly behind the sheriff while he gave assurance everything possible being done so find her killer. her parents were scheduled to make a statement but they were simply too distraught to say anything at all. leila s friend are expressing their grief meantime at a growing memorial outside her elementary school where she is being remembered as a popular third-grader who loved people and anything purple. you can see there on the sign there will be a candlelight vigil at the school tonight and we may here from layla s parents at that time. martha? martha: how devastating. claudia, thank you. bill: now onto another story from a few months ago, also in california. 911 calls have now been released from the final moments of this manhunt for disgruntled ex-l.a.p.d.