2 dead, 1 wounded in separate early shootings in New Orleans Officers responded to reports of shots fired just before 2 a.m. near the intersection of Cindy Place and Wendy Lane Credit: BestStockFoto - stock.adobe.com Author: WWL Staff Updated: 6:16 AM CDT May 6, 2021 NEW ORLEANS — Authorities say two men are dead and one other was wounded in separate early morning shootings in New Orleans on Thursday. According to the New Orleans Police Department, the first shooting was reported around 2 a.m. near the intersection of Cindy Place and Wendy Lane in New Orleans East. Officers arriving at the scene found a man who had been shot. He would later be declared dead.