NEW ORLEANS — Two people were shot and killed in the Leonidas neighborhood on Sunday, a statement from the New Orleans Police Department's Public Affairs Division said.
According to NOPD, the two unidentified male victims were found near the corner of Joliet and Jeannette Streets with multiple gunshot wounds. They were both pronounced dead on the scene.
Police say the shooting happened Sunday night, around 10:30 p.m.
No additional details are available at this time, police said.
Anyone with information on this double homicide is asked to call Homicide Detective Eric Vilhelmsen at 504-658-5300 or call anonymously to Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans at 504-822-1111 or toll-free at 1-877-903-STOP.
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