Mother’s Day Shooting In New Orleans. At Least 17 Injured
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Mother’s Day Shooting In New Orleans. At Least 17 Injured
At least 17 people were injured at a mother’s day shooting that accured in New Orleans
Bystanders comfort a shooting victim while awaiting EMS at the intersection of Frenchmen and N. Villere Streets after gunfire injured at least a dozen people, including a child, at a Mother’s Day second-line parade
As many as 17 people in New Orleans were injured on Sunday that is now called the mother’s day shooting when multiple gunmen opened fire on a Mother’s Day parade, police said.
One of the victims was a young female between the ages of 9 and 10-years old, according to police. She was grazed by a bullet and is in good condition. Another person sustained an injury as parade members ran from the gun fire.
None of the injuries are expected to be fatal.
Authorities saw three people running away from the scene after the shooting. At least one suspect was described as a man between ages of 18 and 22.
Mother’s Day Shooting In New Orleans. At Least 17 Injured
New Orleans Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas said there may have been as many as three shooters, and that two different types of weapons were likely used.
The victims were marching in what is known as a second line parade, common in New Orleans: A brass band plays while marching in the streets, while a “second line” of people follows the band, celebrating.
Serpas said the parade was just a few blocks long.
“These are unusual circumstances. We have second lines which occur in the city of New Orleans virtually every weekend at this time of the year,” said Serpas. “We had a full complement of police officers. It appears that these 2 or 3 people just for a reason unknown to us, started shooting at towards, or in the crowd. It was over in just a couple seconds.”
Mother’s Day Shooting In New Orleans. At Least 17 Injured
Detectives are conducting interviews and retrieving surveillance video from around the crime scene. A spokesman for the New Orleans Police Department said he is confident swift arrests will be made.
Thanks to images from CNN.com and story thanks to msn