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10-year-old struck by falling bullet on New Year's Eve, NOPD reports

The 10-year-old was taken to the hospital for treatment.
Credit: Артем Константин

NEW ORLEANS — A 10-year-old child was hit by a falling bullet on New Year's Eve, according to New Orleans Police.

Police say the shooting happened around 10 p.m. on Edgelake Court near Crowder Boulevard. What appears to have been a bullet falling from the sky, possibly after someone fired a gun celebrating New Year's Eve, wounded the child.

The 10-year-old was taken to the hospital for treatment.

Anyone with additional information on this shooting is asked to call NOPD Seventh District detectives at 504-658-6070 or to call anonymously to Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans at 504-822-1111. 

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