NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Police Department is investigating a shooting in the Fifth District that left a man hospitalized.
According to NOPD the crime is being labeled as an aggravated battery by shooting, after a man suffering from multiple gunshot injuries, arrived at a St. Bernard Parish hospital just after 3:20 Friday afternoon.
Police said the shooting happened earlier in the day near the Franklin Avenue exit from I-610.
The man was transported from St. Bernard Parish to a local hospital in Orleans and was labeled in stable condition.
There are no further details available at the moment but this is a developing story, and it will be updated with the latest information available. Stick with WWLTV.com for the latest news.
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