NEW ORLEANS — Dashcam video caught a frightening scene of a shooting as it happened in broad daylight in the Central Business District in New Orleans.
It happened at the intersection of Carondelet and Common Streets.
The NOPD later arrested a 20-year-old New Orleans man and a 16-year-old in connection with the double-shooting that sent a man and woman to the hospital on Wednesday.
The video, posted to social media, shows a pickup truck passing by as at least two dozen gunshots could be heard. The gunfire sent people standing on the corner, running for cover.
The New Orleans Police Department responded to the double shooting which involved a man and a woman in the Central Business District Wednesday afternoon.
According to the NOPD, the call was received at 3:47 p.m. Both victims have been transported via EMS to a local hospital.
According to WWL Louisiana reporter Whitney Miller, the crime scene spans the area of several blocks, which is believed to have begun on Common Street.
Earlier Miller posted a video on X, formerly known as Twitter, of the scene as officers investigated a crosswalk with multiple evidence markers strewn across Carondelet Street at the Common intersection.
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