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FILE: Bourbon Street, New Orleans, Louisiana | Cropped Photo: Chris Litherland / CC BY-SA 3.0 via MGN Online
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Authorities say a New Orleans bus stopped by gunfire during a police shootout with an armed robbery suspect.
The shootout happened Sunday night, and officials say the robbery was killed during the exchange of gunfire.
News outlets report the New Orleans Police Department says officers confronted to a person of interest in an armed robbery investigation. Police say the man, whom they have not identified, pulled out a gun and started shooting.
Of five people at the hospital, the victims were listed in a local condition, while the fifth victim was in critical condition Sunday night. Authorities have not released their names.
Local media says 10 shoots were reported across the New Orleans region over the weekend.
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