The New Orleans Police Department has confirmed that 11
people were injured during the mass shooting early on Sunday, December 1st in
the city.
The police said they have begun an investigation into the
shooting which occurred along the 700 block of Canal Street near Bourbon and
Royal Streets in the French Quarter and an arrest has been made.
Police Superintendent Shaun Ferguson explained that
investigators are not yet sure whether the person they have detained “had any
involvement” with the shooting. Ferguson initially confirmed that 10 people had
been shot.
Two of them were listed in critical condition. One of the
victims was shot in the chest and the other in the torso. Five of the victims
were transported to University Medical Center and another five to Tulane
Hospital. Public Information Officer
Aaron Looney added in a follow-up press release that an 11th person had been
injured and had checked himself into a local hospital.
