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U.S. NEWS Monday 2 deceMber 2019

10 wounded in shooting near New Orleans' French Quarter

Culbreth spent the rest of
the morning watching the
scene, with law enforce-
ment and several emer-
gency vehicles moving in
and out at a rapid pace.
Police initially said 10 peo-
ple were wounded. They
later said 11 were wound-
ed, but the police depart-
ment then sent a state-
ment saying the correct
number was 10.
The shooting on Canal
Street happened near the
spot where 10 people were
shot, one of them fatally,
on Bourbon Street in the
French Quarter on Nov.
27, 2016. One man was
convicted of attempted
manslaughter and obstruc-
tion of justice, but jurors
New Orleans police investigate the scene of a shooting Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019, on the edge of the could not reach a verdict
city's famed French Quarter. on a second-degree mur-
Associated Press
der charge. Another man
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ten of Canal Street that has I couldn't keep count." awaits trial.q
people were shot and streetcar tracks and is near
wounded early Sunday many hotels.
near the French Quarter Ferguson said police quick-
in New Orleans, a popular ly responded to the scene
spot for tourists. Hours later as patrols were heightened
in another part of town, for this weekend's Bayou
another shooting killed two Classic, the annual Thanks-
men and wounded two giving weekend rivalry foot-
others. ball game between Gram-
Police said both shootings bling State and Southern
remain under investigation, University at the Mercedes-
and authorities did not im- Benz Superdome.
mediately draw any con- "While this investigation is in
nection between them. the very beginning stages,
Two of the 10 people shot one thing is certain — we
on Canal Street near the will not stop until we identi-
French Quarter were in criti- fy and arrest those respon-
cal condition in local hospi- sible," Ferguson said in his
tals, Police Superintendent statement.
Shaun Ferguson said. No New Orleans Mayor Latoya
arrests were announced Cantrell also pledged to
by midday Sunday, and bring the perpetrators to
police did not immediately justice.
release information about "The shootings on Canal
any of the victims. Street early this morning
"What happened in our city were an ugly disruption of
overnight was a cowardly an otherwise beautiful holi-
and senseless act that we day weekend. We will do
cannot and will not toler- everything we can to wrap
ate," Ferguson said in a the victims and their fami-
statement. lies in our love and support,
He said New Orleans has and to bring the criminals
seen a significant reduc- responsible to justice," she
tion in violent crime over said via Twitter on Sunday.
the past four years. Kenneth Culbreth told The
Ferguson told The New Or- New Orleans Advocate/
leans Advocate/The Times- The Times-Picayune that he
Picayune that a person of had gone into a CVS phar-
interest has been detained, macy in the early morn-
but it was not immediately ing hours to make a quick
clear whether the person purchase. Moments later,
had any connection to the he walked out to a crime
shooting. scene.
The first shootings hap- "On my way out of the
pened about 3:20 a.m. on CVS, I heard pops," Cul-
a busy commercial block breth said. "It was so many,