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NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — A double shooting in New Orleans East Wednesday morning left one man dead, one wounded, and another arrested, according to the New Orleans Police Department.
Around 2:45 a.m. on Aug. 30, NOPD officers say they were alerted of a shooting near the corner of Hayne Boulevard and Arcadia Lane. Officers later learned the victims drove off in a pickup truck, stopping at the I-10 Service and Read Boulevard.
Responding officers say the two 30-year-old men were found each suffering from a gunshot wound, one to the body and the other to the hand.
They were taken to a local hospital by EMS where one died from his injuries. The second victim’s condition was said to be non-life threatening.
Through an investigation, the NOPD was able to identify the alleged shooting as 18-year-old Guillermo Valladares. He was arrested near the scene of the shooting.
Valladares has been booked on charges of second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder.
The Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office identified the deceased as Rosendo Mendez on Tuesday, Sept. 5.
Anyone with information about the shooting can call NOPD Seventh District detectives at 504-658-6070, Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans at 504-822-1111 or toll-free at 1-877-903-STOP.
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