Two persons were killed and 10 others were injured overnight in separate shooting incidents on Bourbon Street and Canal Street.
A 25-year-old man was was shot to death and seven other persons were injured shortly after midnight in a shooting incident in the 400 block of Bourbon Street. Police say the victims apparently were caught in crossfire between two men who were shooting at each other. Three women and four men were wounded and each suffered non-life threatening injuries. A 19-year-old woman suffered a wound to the hip, a 25-year-old woman was struck in the wrist, and a 30-year-old woman suffered a gunshot wound to the leg. Two men, ages 24 and 26 suffered wounds to their legs. A 40-year-old man sustained injuries to his left ankle and thigh and a 50-year-old man suffered a foot injury.
At about 1:45am a 19-year-old man was killed and a man and two women were injured in a shooting incident on Canal Street at University Place. None of those wounded was seriously hurt. Police have arrested a 24-year-old suspect in the second incident. He's been charged with one count of first-degree murder and three counts of attempted first-degree murder. Investigators say another suspect managed to escape while a third man was questioned and released.
My neighbor Richard asked me several times yesterday "So what are your plans for tonight?" "I don't go out on nights like this, I have work to do anyways." I was woken up by the sirens, rolled over and went back to sleep. This is like a wild west town, you have to know when to close the shutters and keep to yourself.
UPDATE:
UPDATE:
NOPD Superintendent Ronal Serpas has suggested that the club owned by entertainer Chris Owens is, in some way, responsible for an increase in criminal activity on Bourbon Street. In the wake of a shooting Tuesday morning outside the club at Bourbon and St. Louis that left one man dead and 7 other persons injured, Serpas told reporters, "There's a lot of complaints that our officers are telling me are coming from that club."
Serpas added, "I see the Chris Owens club having a large group of people going in and out of the club with very little involvement in the club. I just don't get it." The Superintendent says he's asked his investigators to look into it. The manager of the club, Mark Davison told Fox 8, "there is nothing happening in this club and I am on top of everything." "I don't know why they have to point a finger at the Chris Owens club," he told Fox 8. "There is no reason why they should have to do that." "This is not a drug store," he added.
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