NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The New Orleans Police Department is investigating a shooting that left a man wounded in the Seventh Ward on Tuesday, Feb. 13.
According to NOPD officials, officers responded to a call around 6:45 p.m. regarding a shooting in the 1500 block of North Broad Avenue.
Investigators said two men having a dispute started shooting on the street. One of the men was wounded and transported to a hospital by a private car, and the other man fled the scene in a car prior to police arriving.
No further details were provided. This is an on-going investigation.
Anyone with additional information on this incident is asked to contact NOPD First District detectives at (504)-658-6010 or call anonymously to Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans at (504)-822-1111 or toll-free 1-877-903-STOP.
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