New Orleans police are investigating two shootings near a popular parade route on Sunday afternoon that left two dead and 10 others wounded.
The first shooting took place at about 3:38 p.m. in the 1800 block of Almonaster Avenue, according to the police department.
Officers assigned to work the Nine Times Second Line parade responded to gunfire in the area and found eight people who had been shot.
All eight victims were taken to a local hospital by ambulance, and a ninth victim arrived at a local hospital by private vehicle.
Two people are dead and 10 are wounded after two separate shootings in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Sunday during the Nine Times Second Line parade. (David Grunfeld/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
About 45 minutes later, officers responded to another report of gunfire at the intersection of Almonaster and Florida avenues. Two people were…
