Three dead, seven wounded after gunmen shot at crowd in New Orleans: Chief of Police

Two armed individuals wearing hoodies approached a crowd gathered Saturday night in front of a shopping mall and opened fire, killing three people and injuring seven others, the police chief said. Police Chief Michael Harrison, addressing reporters Saturday night in television commentaries, said one of the shooters had a rifle and the other a handgun. He said that they seemed to have shot indiscriminately into the crowd, hitting ten people. Before escaping, they took the time to stand on a person

"We believe that they actually stopped on One of the individuals and fired several times.The police who responded to the shooting found three victims – two men and one woman – who were declared dead on the scene.Another seven victims – five men and two women – were taken to two separate hospitals, four of them were driven in private vehicles, and three were transported by ambulance.

Harrison said that one had undergone surgery and was in critical condition, the other six were in various conditions but none was considered life-threatening.

Harrison spoke with family members and friends at the scene of the "situation unstable and tense "and

"It was an extremely tragic incident.Many people were here tonight.We know that many people have seen what happened, heard what happened. According to Harrison, [traduction]

He said the police do not know if it was linked to a gang.

Lawrence Russo bought a scratch He went to the gas station nearby when he heard what was going on He thought he was a firecracker before realizing that it was shot. "He told NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune that he had heard a total of 13 at 16 shots

"They Never Stop Sitting" [19659005] Near the scene of the shooting, beyond the police band, we could see people crying and hugging each other in comfort.

Mayor LaToya Cantrel l stated in a statement: place in New Orleans for this kind of violence. I speak for everyone in our city when I say we are disgusted, we are furious, and we have had more than enough. Three other lives – gone. This must end. This is unacceptable anywhere. "