Mass shooting in New Orleans leaves 2 dead, 4 wounded
An overnight mass shooting in New Orleans left two people dead and four others wounded, police said.
All the victims were in their late teens, police said. No one was in custody and no motive was known.
According to police, officers were called to the scene shortly after 12:30 a.m and found several apparent gunshot victims. EMTs pronounced a 19-year-old male and 19-year-old female dead at the scene. Two 18-year-old males were rushed to a local hospital by Emergency Medical Services and a private vehicle took a 17-year-old female and 18-year-old female to a hospital.
Homicide detectives were on-scene Monday morning gathering evidence, CBS New Orleans affiliate WWL-TV reported.
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— Leigha McNeil WWL-TV (@leigha_mcneil) December 26, 2022
2 dead, 4 injured after shooting in Lower 9th Ward
We now know the two victims dead at the scene were both 19-years-old, a male and a female. The injured victims are two 18-year-old males, one 18-year-old female and one 17-year-old female. @WWLTV pic.twitter.com/LwzYbZgZJK