NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The New Orleans Police Department is searching for answers after two overnight shootings left a man and a child dead.
The first shooting happened around 10:26 p.m. Thursday, July 20 in New Orleans East. Officers say they responded to the call of shots fired in the 6800 block of Lake Kenilworth Drive where they found a child suffering from a gunshot wound.
He was taken to a local hospital by EMS where he later died.
An hour later, at 11:13 p.m. NOPD officers responded to a shooting in the 1700 block of Joseph Guillaume Place in the Marigny. Upon arrival, police say they found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
He was pronounced dead on the scene. The Orleans Parish coroner identified the victim as 43-year-old Terrell Dorsey.
The NOPD says both incidents are being investigated as homicides.
No further details are available at this time but the NOPD is in the process of gathering evidence and information to determine possible suspects and motives.
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