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Four shot in Labor Day shooting in New Orleans' Central City

When officers arrived, they found four people injured by gunfire, according to initial reports released by police.

NEW ORLEANS — Authorities say four people, including a young person, were wounded after gunfire broke out in New Orleans’ Central City area on Monday night.

According to the New Orleans Police Department, the shooting happened around 8:30 p.m. in the 1500 block of Freret Street near Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Officers responding to the shooting discovered several people who had been struck by gunfire.

Police say a juvenile boy had a graze wound to the ankle, a man with a graze wound to the head, another man with a gunshot wound to the abdomen and a woman with a gunshot wound to her foot. 

All four victims were taken to the hospital and were in stable condition Tuesday morning.

The police department said investigators are still trying to determine a possible suspect or motive for the shooting.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call NOPD sixth district detectives at 504-658-6060 or report information anonymously to Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111.

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