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NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — An arrest was made following the attempted homicide of a woman in the Broadmoor neighborhood on Monday, July 15.
According to the New Orleans Police Department, at 5:46 p.m., officers reported 55-year-old Alexander Williams allegedly attacked a woman in the 3900 block of Washington Avenue with a baseball bat.
They added that Williams also allegedly held a gun to the woman’s head.
Officers arrived on the scene and arrested Williams. The woman was taken to a hospital but an update on her condition was not released.
The NOPD is investigating the crime as an attempted homicide.
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