3 dead and 7 wounded in the filming of New Orleans; Suspects still at large: NPR

New Orleans Police, The., Asks for help after Saturday night's deadly shootout at a mall, which killed three and wounded seven others.

Police say the two suspects shot a large crowd in front of a daiquiri store around 8:35 pm Saturday, they are still free

In an early press conference on Sunday, the police commissioner of New Orleans , Michael Harrison, said that one of the suspects was using a rifle and the other a handgun. He said that they "looked like they shot indiscriminately" in the crowd, but "stood over an individual and fired several rounds". The pair then fled the scene on foot.

Harrison told reporters that the suspects wore hooded sweatshirts, but that's the only description available. He repeatedly asked the public for help during the briefing, stressing that "crimes like this can only be solved with the participation of the community."

"It must be personal," Harrison said. "Shooting indiscriminately on a crowd, killing 10 people, killing three, it's personal, it does not become more personal."

The seven hospital victims – five men and two women – are treated "to varying degrees," said New Orleans EMS director Emily Nichols at the press conference

]. The three dead on the scene included two men and a woman. No names of the dead or wounded have been released by the New Orleans Police Department.

The mayor of New Orleans, LaToya Cantrell issued a statement on Saturday condemning the shooting, adding "we will devote all necessary resources to put an end to this horror and do justice."

"There is no place in New Orleans for this kind of violence, "the statement said," I speak for everyone in our city when I say we are disgusted, we are furious, and we have had more than enough. "

Later that evening, another shooting was reported in another part of New Orleans. It's not clear at this point if both events were related.