(via NOPD)
A man was killed in a double shooting early Thursday (May 6) in Central City near St. Charles Avenue, the New Orleans Police Department reported.
At about 2:50 a.m., Sixth District officers discovered two victims with gunshot wounds – a male victim transported via private conveyance to a local hospital and a second male victim found at the scene. Medical responders took the second victim to the emergency room.
One of the victims died at the hospital, police said, and the shooting was reclassified as a homicide. Police did not know the identity of the victims.
They shooting was initially reported at St. Charles and Jackson avenues. NOPD later said the shooting occurred in 1700 block of Robert C. Blakes Sr. Drive, a block from St. Charles and about six blocks from Jackson.
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Police first reported 7 victims in total, then 6. Hours later, police said the shooting killed 2 victims and wounded 3 others. Author: WWL Staff Updated: 10:11 PM CDT May 2, 2021
NEW ORLEANS Two people were killed and three more were wounded by gunfire during a Saturday night shooting in New Orleans, a police statement said.
The shooting happened near St. Bernard Avenue and N. Claiborne, an intersection covered by the I-10 overpass near Circle Food Store.
Officers were sent to the scene of the Seventh Ward shooting around 11:42 p.m. Saturday night, where they found four people wounded.