NEW ORLEANS — A woman was shot while driving on Interstate 10 on Monday, according to the New Orleans Police Department.
Police say the shooting happened at 2:47 p.m. on the I-10 at South Carrollton Avenue.
The woman was struck by gunfire when people in two other vehicles started shooting at each other.
Investigators say she was stuck in the crossfire and got shot. She was taken to the hospital and her condition is not known at the time.
Our partners at The Times-Picayune | New Orleans Advocate reported that the vast majority of the highway shootings in New Orleans occur on I-10, according to their analysis of police records. They also say two areas stand out: the stretch of highway near the High Rise Bridge over the Industrial Canal, and the stretch of I-10 cutting through Treme.