NEW ORLEANS — Two people were killed and another wounded in a Mid-City triple shooting Monday night.
The shooting took place in the 3000 block of Bienville, between Broad Street and Norman C Francis Parkway.
First District officers said, Just before 5:30 they were called to the scene of an aggravated battery by shooting and when they arrived they found a man and woman suffering from gunshot wounds.
According to police, one man was pronounced dead on the scene, the woman was brought to the hospital by ambulance but died from her injuries and another man was brought to the hospital by car but his condition is unknown.
Investigators are currently gathering evidence and information to find the person responsible and motive for the shooting.
The Orleans Parish Coroner's Office will release their identities once the families have been notified and the official cause of death is determined.
Homicide Detective Tenisha Smith is leading the ongoing investigation and can be reached at 504-658-5300. Anyone with information that can help solve crimes are asked to call Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111 and toll-free at 1-877-903-7867.
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