NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans police say one man is dead and another wounded after a pair of related shootings just one block apart in the Seventh Ward on Friday morning.
According to the New Orleans Police Department, the first shooting was reported around 10:30 a.m. in the 1800 block of Touro Street. Moments later, a second shooting was reported near the intersection of Pauger and North Derbigny streets.
Investigators say one man was pronounced dead at the scene, while paramedics took the other man to a hospital for treatment. A spokesperson for the NOPD said they could not give an update yet on the surviving man's condition.
Police have not released any details about a possible motive or suspect in the shootings.
The NOPD said this pair of shootings was not related to another shooting reported in the Seventh Ward on Friday morning. Police say one man was found dead from a gunshot wound in the 2300 block of St. Anthony Street.
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