Crime & Safety

Mass Shooting Leaves 16 Injured In New Orleans

The shooting happened Sunday night as a crowd gathered for a video filming.

Gunmen fired into a crowd of hundreds Sunday in New Orleans, leaving 16 people injured including at least 10 who were transported to hospitals by ambulance, according to New Orleans Police.

“Several hundred” people were in Bunny Friend Park, following a nearby parade, when the shots were fired, police said.

The crowd was there for an “impromptu video filming,” police said.

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Police were already on their way to the park, responding to the gathered crowd, when the gunfire broke out, police said.

No deaths had been reported as of Sunday night.

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