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2 dead, 6 wounded in separate shootings in New Orleans

The first shooting was reported just before 10 p.m. Sunday in 3800 block of Washington Avenue in Central City.

NEW ORLEANS — Authorities say two people are dead and six others are hurt in separate shootings in New Orleans Sunday night.

According to the New Orleans Police Department, the first shooting was reported just before 10 p.m. Sunday in 3800 block of Washington Avenue in Central City. 

Officers arriving at the scene found two men and two women who were shot. All four victims were taken to the hospital where one man later died. A third man later arrived at a hospital with a gunshot wound.

Police say the victims were at a local bar when unknown suspects started shooting at them.

About an hour later around 11:17 p.m., police say a woman was killed and a man was wounded in a shooting inside a home in the 2100 block of North Rocheblave Street. Police offered little details about the shooting other than that the woman was pronounced dead at the scene and the man was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the body.

The NOPD reported it was investigating a third shooting around 2:30 a.m. Monday in the 1900 block of Aubry Street. Police say a man was shot in the leg.

Anyone with information about these shootings should call the NOPD homicide detectives at 504-658-4300. Residents can also report information anonymously to Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111.

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