NEW ORLEANS — Two people were killed and two more wounded in shootings in New Orleans on New Year's Eve.
According to New Orleans police, the first shooting happened around 1 p.m. near the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and S. Prieur Street.
Police say two men were wounded in the shooting, one of them fatally. The third victim, a woman, was grazed by a bullet and refused medical treatment.
The second shooting happened around 2:21 p.m. on Oleander Street, just off Earhart Boulevard. Police say a man was shot in the back and died after arriving at the hospital.
Anyone with information on these shootings is asked to call CRIMESTOPPERS at 504-822-1111.
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