Posted on 05/12/2013 7:46:10 PM PDT by gunsequalfreedom
A Mother's Day second-line shooting on Frenchmen Street in the 7th Ward, on Sunday about 1:45 p.m., left 19 people injured, according to the latest NOPD numbers. Earlier Sunday afternoon, NOPD Superintendent Ronal Serpas said that about 12 people had been injured, but the toll later grew to 19, with the NOPD explaining that some victims initially hadn't reported being injured and more people continue to come forward.
Police said 10 adult men, seven adult women, a 10-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl were struck by bullets. Both of the 10-year-old victims had graze wounds to the body and were in good condition. A man and a woman were reported to be in surgery Sunday evening.
The shooting occurred in the 1400 block of Frenchmen Street at the intersection of North Villere Street. Immediately after the shooting police reported seeing three suspects running from the scene. One suspect was seen running on Frenchman toward North Claiborne, police said.
NOPD spokeswoman Remi Braden said many of the victims were grazed, some by bullets that ricocheted. "At this point, there are no fatalities, and most of the wounds are not life-threatening," she said in an email.
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Second line is a tradition in brass band parades in New Orleans, Louisiana. The “main line” or “first line” is the main section of the parade, or the members of the actual club with the parading permit as well as the brass band. Those who follow the band just to enjoy the music are called the “second line.”
1st part of video is funeral, 2nd part is like 2nd line
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bdohpu1ZRA
Leni
I don’t think it is the MSM. This is street violence that goes on everyday. The description was only put there by the police because the story got picked up half way round the world (seriously it was in the Japanese papers) as a “terrorism” event. Someone in the crowd knows who did it and they don’t need a description of “dark skinned” male to figure it out.
Quaint cultural gems....yeah. With different, more civilized, people they could be. As it is now they are more like Thugs on Parade.
usually when children are killed in the inner cities its at a party in the dead of night, so this is different
Was it a gang fight that happened in a crowd?
Tragic that such a happy event had to turn out so bad.
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