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One person is dead and four others injured during a shooting that occurred during the Bacchus parade on Sunday night, New Orleans police said, via WDSU News.
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Three males were among the victims, along with one woman and one girl. All three victims were taken to the hospital, where one of the males died.
New Orleans police detained one suspect and recovered two guns at the scene, WDSU reported. Authorities are working to determine if others may have been involved.
5 Shot During New Orleans’ Bacchus Parade
The shooting occurred around 9:30 p.m. and the victim who died did so overnight during surgery. The other victims were in stable condition as of early Monday morning.
Police have released a motive for the shooting.
“We don’t know what happened prior to that, but we did hear gunshots and our officers responded as well as other agencies very quickly,” NOPD Deputy Chief Hans Ganthier said at the scene, via NOLA.com.
A witness told WWL-TV she heard between 12-15 shots before everyone began to flee. The parade paused briefly after the shooting.
“This is really not something we wanted to see,” Ganthier said. “We really wanted this to be a safe Mardi Gras and we continue to work toward that end.”
