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Plum Orchard shooting left man dead, NOPD investigates

An investigation is ongoing to determine the motive and suspect.
Credit: NOPD

NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Police Department is investigating a deadly shooting after a man arrived at the hospital Saturday evening.

Police said the shooting happened in the 4500 block of Dodt Avenue in the Plum Orchard neighborhood where the man arrived by car just before 5:40, suffering from a gunshot wound. Officials pronounced the man dead soon after.

An investigation is ongoing to determine the motive and suspect.

No further information is available at this time 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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