NEW ORLEANS — A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed in Algiers on Thursday night, a statement from the New Orleans Police Department's Public Affairs Division said.
Officers with NOPD's Fourth District responded to the shooting around 9:24 p.m. near Lauradale Drive and Socrates Street, a block away from the Behrman Memorial Park in Algiers.
The Orleans Parish Coroner's Office will conduct and an autopsy to determine the cause of death and notify the victim's family before releasing the victim's name.
"Life-saving measures were performed, however, the victim succumbed to his injuries," an NOPD press release said late Thursday night.
When NOPD officers got to the scene, they found the victim with at least one gunshot wound.
Emergency Medical Services workers pronounced him dead at the scene.
Anyone with information about the killing can contact Homicide Detective Maggie Darling, who is in charge of the investigation, at 504-658-5300. Those with information can also call anonymously to Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans at 504-822-1111 or toll-free 1-877-903-STOP.
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