NEW ORLEANS — An arrest was made just hours after a double shooting in the Little Woods neighborhood left one man dead and another man shot in the hand.
Investigators with the New Orleans Police Department say they have arrested Guillermo Valladares, 18, moments after the homicide that happened early Wednesday morning at the intersection of Hayne Boulevard and Arcadia Lane.
According to NOPD, when responding officers arrived, they learned that the victims, two adult Hispanic males, had fled the scene in a pick-up that then stopped at the I-10 Service Road West at Read Boulevard.
Investigators say one of the victims was fatally shot and pronounced dead at the scene. The other victim was shot in the hand and taken to the hospital for treatment according to police.
Valladares near the scene on Hayne Blvd. and through the investigation determined that he was the alleged shooter.
Valladares has been booked on charges of second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder.
Anyone with additional information on this incident is asked to contact the NOPD Homicide Unit at 504-658-5300 or to call anonymously to Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans at 504-822-1111 or toll-free at 1-877-903-STOP.
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