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U.S. NEWS Monday 30 July 2018

3 dead, 7 wounded after gunmen

in New Orleans fire on crowd

Associated Press went surgery and was in baby."
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two critical condition; the other Mayor LaToya Cantrell said
armed individuals walked six were in various condi- in a statement: "There is
up to a crowd gathered tions but none were consid- no place in New Orleans
Saturday evening outside ered life-threatening. for this kind of violence. I
a strip mall in New Orleans Harrison spoke with family speak for everyone in our
and opened fire, killing members and friends at the City when I say we are dis-
three people and wound- scene of the "volatile and gusted, we are infuriated,
ing seven more, the police tense situation." He called & we have had more than
chief said. on people to come for- enough. Three more lives —
The shooting happened on ward and help police find gone. It has to end. It's un- Emergency workers tend to a person that fainted near the scene
of a shooting in New Orleans, Saturday night, July 28, 2018.
a busy thoroughfare about the killers and also asked acceptable anywhere."q Associated Press
3 miles (4.83 kilometers) people not to take matters
from the French Quarter, into their own hands.
police said. "This was an extremely trag-
Police chief Michael Har- ic incident. A lot of people
rison, speaking to report- were out here tonight. A lot
ers late Saturday in tele- of people, we know, saw
vised comments, said the what happened, heard
two suspects believed to what happened. And we
be wearing hoodies had need more than anything
a rifle and a handgun. He for people to come for-
said they appeared to ward to help the NOPD
have fired indiscriminately right now solve this case,"
into the crowd, striking ten Harrison said.
people. Before fleeing they He said police do not know
took time to stand over one whether it was gang-relat-
person. ed.
"We believe that they actu- Lawrence Russo was buy-
ally stood over one of the ing a scratch-off ticket at
individuals and fired mul- nearby gas station when
tiple rounds and then after he heard what he at first
that fled," he said. thought were firecrack-
Police responding to the ers before he realized they
shooting found three vic- were gunshots. He told
tims - two men and one NOLA.com/The Times-Pica-
woman - who were pro- yune that he heard a total
nounced dead at the of 13 to 16 shots fired.
scene. Seven other victims "They never stop killing
- five men and two women each other," he said, shak-
- were taken to two sepa- ing his head as he spoke.
rate hospitals. Four of them Near the scene of the
were driven in private vehi- shooting, beyond the po-
cles, and three were trans- lice tape, people could be
ported by ambulance. seen crying and hugging
Harrison said one under- one another in comfort.
The New Orleans Advo-
cate (https://bit.ly/2AlrJXt
) reported that a woman
stood behind the crime
scene tape shouting, "Pick
my brother up," as two bod-
ies lay uncovered. NOLA.
com/The Times-Picayune
reported two men were
trying to console two sob-
bing women as one of the
women shouted: "That's my