New Orleans Mid-City area shooting leaves one dead, another wounded

Posted: Jul 27, 2023 / 01:10 PM EDT

Updated: Jul 31, 2023 / 11:15 AM EDT

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NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — A woman was killed, and a man was wounded in a shooting in the Mid-City area of New Orleans on Thursday, July 27.

Officials with the New Orleans Police Department said the shooting was reported around 12:24 p.m. and it was confirmed around 12:33 p.m.

The shooting happened at the intersection of Ulloa and South Pierce streets.

NOPD officials said a 30-year-old woman was killed and declared dead at the scene. A 41-year-old man was also shot. He was taken to a hospital for treatment.

The Orleans Parish coroner identified the woman as Markeisha Hunter.

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Further details have not been released at this time.

Anyone with information about the fatal shooting can call Homicide Detective Nick Davis at (504)-658-5300.

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