NEW ORLEANS — Police say one man is dead after a shooting in Central City area of New Orleans late Tuesday.
The New Orleans Police Department says the shooting happened around 11:13 p.m. in the 2100 block of Willow Street. Officers arriving at the scene found a 31-year-old man who had been shot multiple times.
Paramedics took the man to the hospital where he later died.
Authorities are still gathering evidence and information to identify a motive and who is responsible for the shooting.
The Orleans Parish Coroner's Office will determine the official cause of death and release the man's name at a later time.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact NOPD homicide detective Marylou Agustin at 504-658-5300. Residents can also report information anonymously to Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111.
