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Three dead, seven injured in New Orleans shooting – Cops hunt for two hooded gunmen who opened fire into a crowd outside a strip mall Saturday night

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>At least thr<span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;">ee dead and seven injured after <&sol;span><&sol;strong><strong>Two hooded gunmen opened fire at a strip mall in New Orleans &comma; Louisiana Saturday night <&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;">Cops said suspects&comma; one armed with a rifle&comma; the other a handgun <strong>fired shots into a crowd&comma; killing three and injuring seven people<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>Suspects then fled the scene on foot <&sol;strong><strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>Two of the victims were men and one was a woman &&num;8211&semi; two victims died on the scene and were found in the strip mall parking lot&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;">The third victim was fou<&sol;span>nd dead a few blocks away on Louisiana Avenue<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>Authorities said one of the injured victims has been listed in critical condition <&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>Police &&num;8216&semi;believe the &lbrack;assailants&rsqb; actually stood over one of the individuals and fired multiple rounds&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><strong><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;">Five males and two females injured&comma; were rushed to the hospital&comma; where one victimis kisted in critical condition&comma; other six victims were listed in various conditions&comma; but <&sol;span><&sol;strong><strong><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;">none is believed to be &&num;8216&semi;life-threatening<&sol;span><&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;">No suspect has been arrested and the investigation is ongoing&comma; police unsure if the attack was &&num;8216&semi;gang-related&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"imageCaption"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-296884" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;07&sol;Members-of-affected-family-weep-and-comfort-each-other-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Members of affected family weep and comfort each other 1&period;JPG" width&equals;"656" height&equals;"594" &sol;>Weeping family members and friends comfort each other after a shooting spree leaves three dead in New Orleans on Saturday n<&sol;strong>i<strong>ght<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"display&colon; inline &excl;important&semi; float&colon; none&semi; background-color&colon; transparent&semi; color&colon; &num;3d596d&semi; cursor&colon; text&semi; font-family&colon; 'Noto Serif'&comma;Georgia&comma;'Times New Roman'&comma;Times&comma;serif&semi; font-size&colon; 16px&semi; font-style&colon; normal&semi; font-variant&colon; normal&semi; font-weight&colon; 400&semi; letter-spacing&colon; normal&semi; line-height&colon; 19&period;2px&semi; orphans&colon; 2&semi; text-align&colon; left&semi; text-decoration&colon; none&semi; text-indent&colon; 0px&semi; text-transform&colon; none&semi; -webkit-text-stroke-width&colon; 0px&semi; white-space&colon; normal&semi; word-spacing&colon; 0px&semi;">Three people have been killed and seven others injured following a shooting in New Orleans&comma; Louisiana on Saturday night<&sol;span><br &sol;>&NewLine;<span style&equals;"display&colon; inline &excl;important&semi; float&colon; none&semi; background-color&colon; transparent&semi; color&colon; &num;3d596d&semi; cursor&colon; text&semi; font-family&colon; 'Noto Serif'&comma;Georgia&comma;'Times New Roman'&comma;Times&comma;serif&semi; font-size&colon; 16px&semi; font-style&colon; normal&semi; font-variant&colon; normal&semi; font-weight&colon; 400&semi; letter-spacing&colon; normal&semi; line-height&colon; 19&period;2px&semi; orphans&colon; 2&semi; text-align&colon; left&semi; text-decoration&colon; none&semi; text-indent&colon; 0px&semi; text-transform&colon; none&semi; -webkit-text-stroke-width&colon; 0px&semi; white-space&colon; normal&semi; word-spacing&colon; 0px&semi;">Police spokesman Aaron Looney said in a statement that the shooting happened on the 3400 block of Claiborne Avenue&comma; about three miles from the French Quarter&period;<&sol;span><br &sol;>&NewLine;<span style&equals;"display&colon; inline &excl;important&semi; float&colon; none&semi; background-color&colon; transparent&semi; color&colon; &num;3d596d&semi; cursor&colon; text&semi; font-family&colon; 'Noto Serif'&comma;Georgia&comma;'Times New Roman'&comma;Times&comma;serif&semi; font-size&colon; 16px&semi; font-style&colon; normal&semi; font-variant&colon; normal&semi; font-weight&colon; 400&semi; letter-spacing&colon; normal&semi; line-height&colon; 19&period;2px&semi; orphans&colon; 2&semi; text-align&colon; left&semi; text-decoration&colon; none&semi; text-indent&colon; 0px&semi; text-transform&colon; none&semi; -webkit-text-stroke-width&colon; 0px&semi; white-space&colon; normal&semi; word-spacing&colon; 0px&semi;">According to authorities&comma; two people wearing hooded-style clothing approached a large crowd in a strip mall around 8&period;30pm Saturday&comma; then proceeded to fire into the mass of people&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"overlay-icon mobile-gallery">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"mobile-gallery-icon"><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-296886" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;07&sol;Members-of-affected-family-weep-and-comfort-each-other-2&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Members of affected family weep and comfort each other 2&period;JPG" width&equals;"683" height&equals;"429" &sol;><strong>A further seven people were injured after the hooded assailants shot into a crowd of people<&sol;strong><strong> in New Orleans on Saturday night &lbrack;photo&rsqb;&comma; a woman was seen being consoled by another woman as she sat in the middle of the street<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<div><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>The suspects fired shots &&num;8216&semi;indiscriminately&&num;8217&semi; into the crowd&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;New Orleans police superintendent Michael Harrison told reporters late Saturday night&colon; &&num;8216&semi;We believe they actually stood over one of the individuals and fired multiple rounds&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;This has to be personal&period; Firing indiscriminately into a crowd&quest; Shooting 10 people&quest; Killing three&quest; That&&num;8217&semi;s personal&comma; it doesn&&num;8217&semi;t get more personal and we take it personal&comma; whoever did this&comma; you should know that the law enforcement takes it personal and we&&num;8217&semi;re coming for you&comma;&&num;8217&semi; Harrison added&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;New Orleans police said one suspect was armed with rifle and the other had a handgun&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The suspects then fled the scene on foot northbound on South Claiborne Avenue toward Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Two of the victims were men and one was a woman&period; Two victims died on the scene and were found in the strip mall parking lot&period; The third victim was found dead a few blocks away on Louisiana Avenue&comma; according to the station&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The Orleans Parish Coroner&&num;8217&semi;s Office will determine official cause of death and release the victims&&num;8217&semi; names&comma; upon completion of autopsy and notification of family&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"imageCaption"><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-296885" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;07&sol;Three-dead-in-New-Orleans-shooting-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Three dead in New Orleans shooting 1&period;JPG" width&equals;"661" height&equals;"572" &sol;><strong>Investigators gather evidence and information to identify the individuals responsible in this incident&comma; as well as a motive<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"imageCaption">Two of the victims were men and one was a woman&period; Two victims died on the scene and were found in the strip mall parking lot&period; A third victim was found dead a few blocks away on Louisiana Avenue&period; No suspect has been arrested&period; Investigators are pictured at the scene<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">The injured victims were rushed to the hospital&comma; where one victim remains in critical condition&period; The seven victims have only been identified as five males and two females&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Authorities said the other six victims were listed in various conditions&comma; but none were believed to be &&num;8216&semi;life-threatening&&num;8217&semi;&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Photos of the scene showed devastated family members and friends hugging as they cried in each other&&num;8217&semi;s arms&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;One woman was seen being consoled by another woman as she sat in the middle of a blocked off street&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"imageCaption"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-296887" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;07&sol;Members-of-affected-family-weep-and-comfort-each-other-3&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Members of affected family weep and comfort each other 3&period;JPG" width&equals;"687" height&equals;"454" &sol;> Two victims died on the scene and were found in the strip mall parking lot&period; A woman was seen screaming in horror after learning that her loved on<&sol;strong><strong>e was shot dead<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"imageCaption"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-296888" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;07&sol;Police-find-third-victim-of-New-Orleans-shooting-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Police find third victim of New Orleans shooting 1&period;JPG" width&equals;"664" height&equals;"469" &sol;>Cops attend to the body of the third victim&comma; who was found dead a few blocks away on Louisiana Avenue&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">Mayor LaToya Cantrell said in a statement&colon; &&num;8216&semi;There is no place in New Orleans for this kind of violence&period; I speak for everyone in our City when I say we are disgusted&comma; we are infuriated&comma; &amp&semi; we have had more than enough&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;Three more lives &&num;8211&semi; gone&period; It has to end&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s unacceptable anywhere&period;&&num;8217&semi;<br &sol;>&NewLine;No suspect is in custody&period; Investigators are currently in the process of gathering evidence and information to identify the individuals responsible in this incident&comma; as well as a motive&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;It&&num;8217&semi;s unclear if the attack was &&num;8216&semi;gang-related&&num;8217&semi;&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Police are asking anyone with information on the fatal shooting to call Homicide dept detectives at 504-658-5300&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;

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