New Orleans records 37th murder of 2007
Pastor Dale Morgan
New Orleans records 37th murder of 2007 *
6 shot, 3 killed in less than 10 hours
The city recorded its 37th murder of 2007 on Saturday as three people
were killed in less than 10 hours.
Logan Banks / WWLTV.com
NOPD and FBI investigators on the scene of a murder in a Mid-City
neighborhood.
The latest murder occurred in Mid-City, near the intersection of
Esplanade Avenue and Columbus Street, shortly after 2 p.m., according to
Joe Narcisse, an NOPD spokesman. A 23-year-old man was killed at that
location. Police found shell casings covering a two block area and an AK-47.
Witnesses told investigators that a red Dodge Magnum pulled alongside a
silver Dodge Durango and opened fire. However, the driver of the Magnum
lost control and crashed into a parked vehicle. Three suspects got out
of the Magnum, one of them wielding the AK-47 that was later found at
the scene.
The driver of the Durango had been shot several times, Narcisse said.
The victim made it to the intersection of Esplanade and N. Broad avenues
before crashing his vehicle. He and a female passenger were transported
to a local hospital. The driver died shortly after; police said the
woman was unharmed.
Narcisse said both vehicles had Texas plates. Authorities hope this will
help them learn more about those involved.
Investigators said they were still trying to determine if that murder
was connected to any other crimes.
A short time after that shooting, police were on the scene of another
shooting near the intersection of Foucher and S. Saratoga streets,
Narcisse said.
Around 11 a.m., police received word of a shooting in the 7800 block of
Venice Blvd, Narcisse said. Seventh District Officers found the victim
lying in the street with gunshot wounds to his head and arm. He was
pronounced dead at the scene.
The first shootings of the day took place around 5 a.m. as a 22-year-old
woman and her male companion were shot while walking in a Treme
neighborhood, Narcisse said. The woman was shot twice in the chest and
died later at a hospital. The man, 25, received a gunshot wound to the
ankle.
Detectives were called out to a sixth shooting in Hollygrove just before
6 p.m. Police have not released any further information on this shooting.
Police are asking anyone with information on these shootings to contact
Crimestoppers at 822-1111. Callers do not have to give their names and
could be eligible for a cash reward.