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NOPD: 39-year-old fatally shot in Fifth District

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NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — On Sunday night, the New Orleans Police Department began investigating a homicide in the Fifth District.

New Orleans Police Department reported that just before 7:00 p.m. they were called out to the intersection of Saint Anthony and Urquhart Streets.

That’s where they say they found a 39-year-old man shot several times.

He was taken to the hospital where he later died

The investigation is ongoing.

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