Posted on 06/17/2006 11:17:49 AM PDT by LdSentinal
NEW ORLEANS - Five people ranging in age from 16 to 19 were killed in a street shooting early Saturday, the most violent crime reported in this slowly repopulating city since Hurricane Katrina hit last August.
All were believed to have been gunned down while inside a sport utility vehicle that was found rammed against a utility pole in the Central City neighborhood just outside the central business district.
Authorities said they were looking for one or more suspects but did not elaborate.
Capt. John Bryson said police think the shootings were either drug-related or some type of retaliation attack.
"I think the motivation we're looking at is pretty obvious," he said. "Somebody wanted them dead."
Bryson said he could not remember the last time this many people were killed in once incident — before or after Katrina. "I can't remember five," he said.
Four of the victims — a 16-year-old, a 17-year-old and two 19-year-olds — died at the scene. Another 19-year-old, believed to be the brother of the youngest victim, died later at a hospital, police said.
There was no immediate word if any of the victims had been armed. Their identities were not immediately released.
NO is a quagmire.
Glad to hear life there is returning to normal.
Live like savages, die like savages. Triumph of the Great Society and the welfare state.
The answer of course is to make sure there is only enough housing so that contributing members of society are the only people able to return. That would mean rebuilding Lakeview.
"I think the motivation we're looking at is pretty obvious," he said. "Somebody wanted them dead."
Captain Jack got this all figgered out!
Let me guess, a Caddilac Escalade???? Wide rims skinny tires, spinning hub rims? Possibly drugs? Geeze am I stereo typing here? Thats what my mind's eye sees on the surface.
It looks like a mop and pail will be standard police issue down there now.
I'm sure the solution will be "more gun control".
Such a waste.
We need an exit strategy.
Mogadishu on the Mississippi.
I think the U.S. should pull out of New Orleans. Too dangerous. We must withdraw.
This isn't normal. These kids ran into a shooter.
Ford Explorer according to nola.com
http://www.nola.com/newslogs/tpupdates/index.ssf?/mtlogs/nola_tpupdates/archives/2006_06_17.html#152384
Someone had to say it.
Probably playing rap music.
No drugs were involved. /s
Welcome to the "Chocolate" City.
How can you say something like this with a straight face in front of the public? What a idiotic statemen. Somebody shoots the crap out of these guys and he says that he believes somebody wanted them dead. No sh** Sherlock!
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