Washington: At least 11 people have been shot in the US city of New Orleans on Sunday. Police report said that two people are in critical condition and no arrests have been made.
Police Supt. Shaun Ferguson told to a newspaper that a person of interest has been detained.
Police said that 10 people were taken to two hospitals and an 11th was a walk-in. Further details haven’t been released.
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The shooting took place on a busy commercial block of Canal Street that has streetcar tracks and is near many hotels.
Ferguson said that police quickly responded to the scene as patrols were heightened for this weekend’s Bayou Classic, the annual Thanksgiving weekend rivalry football game between Grambling State and Southern University that’s played at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
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