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Shooting in Louisiana injures six as gunmen fire into crowd: cops
[NYPOST] Six people were shot in Louisiana late Sunday, police said, marking at least the third multiple shooting within 24 hours in the US.The six victims in Shreveport were maimed amid reports of traffic congestion on the 3800 block of Hearne Avenue, where drivers typically cruise on Sundays, police said. Cops responded and found a man with multiple gunshot wounds to the upper body. He was rushed to a hospital and remains at death's door, police said early Monday. Five other victims then showed up later Sunday at the same hospital, Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport, after being taken there by private means. All five of those victims had non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Detectives responded to the hospital and the shooting scene and interviewed multiple witnesses, police said. "According to witnesses and the victims, they were in a crowd congregating at the Raceway fuel station near this location when multiple unknown black male suspects walked up and began firing several gunshots into the crowd," police said in a statement to The Post. Investigators are working Monday to identify the suspects involved. Assistant Police Chief Joey Bartlett said the gunfire erupted following a backup of traffic in the four-lane roadway. Investigators were planning on reviewing surveillance cameras from local businesses to find out exactly what prompted the shooting, Bartlett said. "It was a pretty intense scene," he said. All of the victims are believed to be under the age of 30, Bartlett said. Police were still processing the area early Monday. "We’ll be continuing the investigation this morning," Bartlett said. Posted by: Fred 2021-04-20 |
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