NEW ORLEANS — There have been five shootings in New Orleans in around 10 hours, resulting in three deaths.
The first happened at the intersection Willow and Third Streets around 6:44 p.m. in Central City.
The NOPD says upon arrival, they found an unresponsive male inside a vehicle, where he was pronounced dead on the scene.
Officers were called to another deadly shooting in New Orleans East just after 9:00 p.m.
According to police, the incident happened in the 4700 block of West Adams Court, which is just off Chef Menteur Highway.
The NOPD said a man was found at the scene lying in the road suffering from a gunshot wound.
Officials pronounced the man dead on the scene.
Several hours later two people with gunshot wounds arrived at a New Orleans hospital, around 10:00 p.m. Police say they have not determined a location where this incident occurred.
And most recently, a little after 5 a.m. on Thursday, a fifth shooting occurred in the 4600 block of Lafron Drive, in the Plum Orchard area, resulting in the death of a single victim.
Investigators are looking for a possible motive in each incident.
This is a developing story, and it will be updated with the latest information available. Stick with WWLTV.com for the latest news.
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