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Driver allegedly gets out of car, opens fire in St. Roch area

PHOTO: THE NEW ORLEANS POLICE DEPARTMENT

Disclaimer: All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The New Orleans Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a car that’s wanted in connection to shooting in the St. Roch area on Thursday, July 13.

NOPD officers received a report of a dark-colored four-door sedan with no visible license plate in the 2100 block of Marigny Street fleeing from a shooting around 7:15 a.m.

Through investigation, officers learned that the driver allegedly exited the vehicle and began shooting at people in the area, after claiming they attacked his mother.

Anyone with additional information on this incident is urged to contact NOPD Fifth District detectives at (504)-658-6050. Those wishing to report information anonymously can do so by calling Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans at (504)-822-1111 or toll-free at 1-877-903-STOP.

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