NEW ORLEANS — A man was shot and killed just off St. Charles Avenue Friday afternoon.
According to New Orleans police, the shooting happened in the 1600 block of Josephine Street, just off St. Charles Avenue, around 3 p.m. Police originally reported the shooting in the 2000 block of St. Charles Avenue.
Police say the 29-year-old victim was shot several times. He was taken to the hospital by EMS, where he was pronounced dead.
About an hour earlier, a man was killed in the Lower 9th Ward.
Police say the man was found shot in the 1800 block of Lamanche Street around 2 p.m.
According to NOPD, he'd been shot several times. He was taken to the hospital by EMS, where he later died.
Anyone with information on either of these shootings is asked to call NOPD's homicide unit at 504-658-5300 or CRIMESTOPPERS at 504-822-1111.
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