Five People Shot At Mardi Gras Parade

Shooting New Orleans Police say an infant and four other people have been shot at a Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans.
by The Associated Press
Published: Tue, February 24, 2009 - 2:44 pm CST Last Updated: Tue, February 24, 2009 - 4:47 pm CST
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Police say an infant and four other people
have been injured in a shooting along a Mardi Gras parade route.
New Orleans police spokesman Bob Young says the shootings were
reported near the Garden District about 1:40 p.m. after the last
major parade of the celebration had ended. Truck floats that follow
the Rex parade were going by when gunfire broke out.
Two suspects are in custody and three weapons believed used in
the shooting have been recovered.
The victims were taken to local hospitals. Young says the infant
was grazed by a bullet and not seriously hurt

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bobcat Says:
Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 5:50 am

You people should reconsider your choices for second hand news.  The AP is not a dependable source. How much effort would it have taken for you to go to a New Orleans News Source to find out there were 7 people shot at this one incident?

rmseek1234 Says:
Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 4:30 pm

And people continued to reach their hand out for throws! This is sad, but probably nothing worse than what occurs daily there.

BamaBob
BamaBob Says:
Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 4:22 pm

How does that compare to a typical night in New Orleans?

Bella28 Says:
Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 4:11 pm

Isn’t it obvious by going to New Orleans you are taking your life in your hands? This is no surprise. Next.

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