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At least 10 shot at park after parade in New Orleans
http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/at-least-10-shot-at-park-after-parade-in-new-orleans-1.2670065
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New Orleans police say at least 10 people -- and probably more -- were wounded in an apparent shootout at a park in New Orleans' 9th Ward.
Police spokesman Tyler Gamble says police were on their way to break up a big crowd when gunfire erupted at Bunny Friend Park.
He says ambulances took 10 people to hospitals, and police were told that others were taken by private vehicles.
Gamble says investigators don't know how serious the wounds are, or what started the shooting.
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Renew Deal
(81,861 posts)applegrove
(118,685 posts)cyberswede
(26,117 posts)Solly Mack
(90,773 posts)At least 16 people were injured after a shooting at a New Orleans, Louisiana playground Sunday evening.
CBS Affiliate WWLTV reports the shooting occurred shortly before 7:00 p.m. during a music-video shoot. About 500 people were in the park at the time.
According to WWLTV, witnesses saw at least two gunmen shooting into the crowd.
10 of the victims were taken to the University Medical Center in the Upper Ninth Ward of New Orleans, WWL reports.
uppityperson
(115,677 posts)People scattered everywhere. Three witnesses said they saw a man with a silver-colored machine gun head toward Louisa Avenue. They also heard more gunshots coming from within the crowd as he ran away.
New Orleans police officers had been monitoring the second line, but witnesses say they were beginning to disperse as the after party kept going. As soon as gunshots were heard, however, officers were on the scene immediately, witnesses said.
Several victims were lying on the sidewalk along Gallier Street sidewalk after the chaos died down a bit.
Mayor Mitch Landrieu has arrived at the scene.
1939
(1,683 posts)Now that is something I have never seen.
bluedigger
(17,086 posts)I hope I never see any weapon in the aftermath of a mass shooting myself.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)Gangbangers in NOLA know quite well that the one place they're sure to see the person they have a beef with is at a second line. Pity. Second lines are a big part of what makes New Orleans New Orleans.
uppityperson
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The locally best known second line parades are held by clubs and benevolent organizations. Some have long histories; the oldest such organization still holding regular parades is the Young Men Olympian Junior Benevolent Association, founded in 1884. During the "second line season", lasting most of the year with breaks for holidays (including Mardi Gras) and the hottest part of summer, there are second line parades most Sundays.[5] Longer parades often make stops, commonly at bars, where refreshments have been arranged for members and those following the parade for fun can purchase something. There are often vendors selling soft drinks, beer, and street food, including barbecue and yaka mein.
Additional second lines, large or small, may be held for any event which people think merits hiring a parading band for such a style of celebration, including weddings and opening of businesses.
The historic predominantly African-American neighborhoods of Tremé and Central City are most strongly associated with the traditions, though second lines can often be seen in the Seventh Ward, Uptown, Marigny, Ninth Ward, Mid-City, and at least on occasion in most of the older neighborhoods of the city. The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival holds second lines at the Fair Grounds each day of the festival to give visitors a taste of this New Orleans tradition....
951-Riverside
(7,234 posts)No wall to wall 24/7 CNN coverage for this shooting.
http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2015/11/video_the_aftermath_of_the_sho.html
I guess Black Lives don't Matter after all
Recursion
(56,582 posts)Society seems to think you must be mentally ill if you shoot a bunch of white people. But not if you shoot a bunch of black or brown people.
NutmegYankee
(16,199 posts)Two groups opened up on each other, which is usually associated with a turf war or similar. It's the one lone person who seeks out complete strangers to kill that makes people usually wonder about the sanity.
JonathanRackham
(1,604 posts)Some how impaired judgement and guns are a bad mix.
Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)Both shootings are the result of punks wanting to do what they want to do all the time. Gone feral.
hack89
(39,171 posts)Which is pretty fucked up. As long as it is isolated to certain areas people just don't care.
Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)sarcasm.
FLPanhandle
(7,107 posts)No one died and you think this is should get the same 24/7 coverage as Paris?
Does anyone even check before getting outraged?
malaise
(269,054 posts)CNN and GEM$NBComcast hacks are too busy in Paris.
cwydro
(51,308 posts)There are even more in Baltimore, Chicago, etc.
They DO make the news.
But they sure get ignored here.
I'm pretty sure I know why.
1939
(1,683 posts)If he had been shot and killed by one of his school buddies in Miami Gardens, it might have gotten a column inch or two in the Miami Herald.
Bucky
(54,027 posts)Thanks, NRA!!