NOPD: 12 hurt at New Orleans parade shooting

[SuperiorDG]

Any one know any more about this?

May 12, 4:48 PM (ET)

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans police say that a dozen people have been shot during a Mother's Day second-line parade.
Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas told reporters at least 12 people were shot during the parade in the city's 7th Ward.
Police say the incident happened about 2 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Frenchmen and Villere streets.
The Times-Picayune reports there were about 200 people at the event when gunfire erupted.
Serpas told reporters the victims include a 10-year-old who sustained a minor wound. WDSU-TV reports at least four people were in surgery and others had been taken to four area hospitals.
Nobody has been arrested. It's unclear what sparked the gunfire.
Police are said to be looking for three people in connection with the attack.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20130512/DA6800981.html

[SuperiorDG]

http://www.wdsu.com/news/local-news/...z/-/index.html

No suspects were in custody and it was not clear what motivated the shooter or shooters. Police are looking for three people in connection with the attack.
"Shots just started ringing out and everyone started running," one eyewitness told WDSU's Rachel Wulff. "Next thing I hear, 10, 15 people got shot."
The incident happened shortly shortly after 1 p.m. in the 7th Ward. Investigators believe more than one person fired the shots.
"Maybe two different types of weapons," Serpas said. "Immediately after the shots were fired, our officers saw three people running away on Frenchmen toward Claiborne."
Serpas said one of the shooters appeared to be a dark-skinned man, 18-22 years old, with short hair and wearing a white shirt and blue jean shorts.
"Obviously, these are unusual circumstances," Serpas said. "We have second lines that occur in the City of New Orleans virtually every weekend this time of the year. We had a full complement of police officers (on detail).

"It appears that these two or three people just for a reason unknown to us started shooting at towards or in the crowd. It was over in just a matter of seconds. Police were everywhere."

Read more: http://www.wdsu.com/news/local-news/...#ixzz2T7M5qS00

[Goodburbon]

Well that doesn't make sense. Parades are no carry zones in Louisiana, how could anyone have a gun there?


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[sniper7]

wtf is wrong with people....

[UncleDave]

wtf is wrong with people....

How long you got?

[BushMasterBoy]

Louisiana number #1 in murder...http://voices.yahoo.com/most-dangero...609.html?cat=5

[car-15]

there is no way that could of happened its illegal to have a gun at a parade in Louisiana, that would mean a criminal broke a gun law.... nope no way it happened.


R.S. 40:1379.3 (N) states that no concealed handgun may be carried into and no concealed handgun permit issued pursuant to this Section shall authorize or entitle a permittee to carry a concealed handgun in any of the following:

• A law enforcement office, station, or building;
• A detention facility, prison, or jail;
• A courthouse or courtroom, provided that a judge may carry such a weapon in his own courtroom;
• A polling place;
• A meeting place of the governing authority of a political subdivision;
• The state capitol building;
• Any portion of an airport facility where the carrying of firearms is prohibited under federal law, except that no person shall be prohibited from carrying any legal firearm into the terminal, if the firearm is encased for shipment, for the purpose of checking such firearm as lawful baggage;
• Any church, synagogue, mosque or similar place of worship; See RS 40:1379.3 (U)
• A parade or demonstration for which a permit is issued by a governmental entity;
• Any portion of the permitted area of an establishment that has been granted a Class A-General retail permit, as defined in Part II of Chapter 1 or Part II of Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises.
• Any school "firearm free zone" as defined in R.S. 14:95.6.

The provisions of R.S. 40:1379.3 (N) shall not limit the right of a property owner, lessee, or other lawful custodian to prohibit or restrict access of those persons possessing a concealed handgun pursuant to a permit issued under this Section. No individual to whom a concealed handgun permit is issued may carry such concealed handgun into the private residence of another without first receiving the consent of that person.

[Hound]

Here we go again.... And I thought this had all finally blown over. Mother#%€£¥}%.>|+]' Son of $@&)^%#(>&@£€

[mdflem51]

Genius, pure effin` genius! Build a city in the hurricane belt, below sea level, .fill it with democrats!

[Gman]

Here we go again.... And I thought this had all finally blown over.

Just a hint...but this will never be over.