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Three people have been killed and seven others injured following a shooting in New Orleans.
City police spokesman Aaron Looney said in a statement that the shooting happened on the 3400 block of Claiborne Avenue, about three miles from the French Quarter.
According to authorities, two people wearing hooded-style clothing approached a large crowd in a strip mall around 8.30pm Saturday night.
The suspects then fled the scene on foot northbound on South Claiborne Avenue toward Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard.
Two of the victims were men and one was a woman. Two victims died on the scene and were found in the strip mall parking lot.
The third victim was found dead a few blocks away on Louisiana Avenue, according to the station.
The Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office will determine official cause of death and release the victims’ names, upon completion of autopsy and notification of family.
The injured victims were rushed to the hospital, where one victim remains in critical condition. The seven victims have only been identified as five males and two females.
Authorities said the other six victims were listed in various conditions, but none were believed to be “life-threatening”.
Photos of the scene showed devastated family members and friends hugging as they cried in each other’s arms.
One woman was seen being consoled by another woman as she sat in the middle of a blocked off street.
Mayor LaToya Cantrell said in a statement: “There is no place in New Orleans for this kind of violence. I speak for everyone in our City when I say we are disgusted, we are infuriated, & we have had more than enough.
“Three more lives – gone. It has to end. It’s unacceptable anywhere.”
No suspect is in custody. Investigators are currently in the process of gathering evidence and information to identify the individuals responsible in this incident, as well as a motive.
It’s unclear if the attack was ‘gang-related’.
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