NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The New Orleans Police Department is investigating a shooting that left a man dead in the Seventh Ward on Sunday, Aug. 6.
NOPD officials said they responded to the call of a shooting at the intersection of St. Anthony and Henriette Delille streets around 10:00 p.m.
Upon arrival, officers say they found a man suffering from at least one gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS.
No further details are available at this time. The NOPD is in the process of gathering evidence and information to determine a possible suspect and motive.
The Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office will release the victim’s identity and cause of death after an autopsy is done and the family is notified.
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