Monday, January 16, 2006
3 wounded by gunfire near second-line parade
Three people were wounded Sunday afternoon on Orleans Avenue after the conclusion of a nearby second-line parade that attracted thousands of people, including hurricane-displaced residents who came back to town for a day of celebration.
Police were busy Sunday night trying to figure out what prompted the shootings, which broke out at least twice between Claiborne Avenue and Broad Street, the end point of a procession that started in front of the Backstreet Cultural Museum on St. Claude Avenue. One onlooker said there were two gunmen.
The parade ended around 4 p.m. Police officers patrolling the parade route heard gunfire around 4:30 p.m, and first found a 34-year-old man with multiple wounds at Orleans Avenue and Dorgenois Street, police spokesman Gary Flot said.
Minutes later, after more shots rang out, officers found an 18-year-old woman wounded in the leg at the Orleans and North Rocheblave Street, and a 20-year-old man, also shot in the leg, in the same general area along Orleans Avenue.
All three were taken to local hospitals, where the oldest was listed in guarded condition and the other two were said to be in good condition Sunday night, Flot said. Their names were not immediately available, he said.
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3 wounded by gunfire near second-line parade
Three people were wounded Sunday afternoon on Orleans Avenue after the conclusion of a nearby second-line parade that attracted thousands of people, including hurricane-displaced residents who came back to town for a day of celebration.
Police were busy Sunday night trying to figure out what prompted the shootings, which broke out at least twice between Claiborne Avenue and Broad Street, the end point of a procession that started in front of the Backstreet Cultural Museum on St. Claude Avenue. One onlooker said there were two gunmen.
The parade ended around 4 p.m. Police officers patrolling the parade route heard gunfire around 4:30 p.m, and first found a 34-year-old man with multiple wounds at Orleans Avenue and Dorgenois Street, police spokesman Gary Flot said.
Minutes later, after more shots rang out, officers found an 18-year-old woman wounded in the leg at the Orleans and North Rocheblave Street, and a 20-year-old man, also shot in the leg, in the same general area along Orleans Avenue.
All three were taken to local hospitals, where the oldest was listed in guarded condition and the other two were said to be in good condition Sunday night, Flot said. Their names were not immediately available, he said.
- jimlouis 1-17-2006 7:03 am