NEW ORLEANS — A man is dead after a shooting in the Seventh Ward, Thursday.
According to the New Orleans Police Department, officers were called to a shooting just before 6:50 p.m. on Allen Street near North Miro Street.
Upon arrival, Fifth District officers said they found a man suffering from multiple gunshot injuries and was brought to University Medical Center.
The man later died from his injuries according to police.
NOPD suspect another man was also injured in the same shooting after showing up by car to Ochsner Baptist Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the arm.
In a release from NOPD, they believe the two men were driving south down Allen Street in a possibly stolen car when the shooting happened.
This is the second shooting to happen in the Seventh Ward Thursday.
Police responded to a quadruple shooting earlier in the day when four victims were brought to the hospital suffering from gunshot wounds.
The conditions of the earlier four victims are not known.
NOPD will release more information as soon as it is made available.
The Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office will identify the victim and official cause of death upon completion of autopsy and notification of family.
At the moment investigators are currently gathering evidence to determine who is responsible for the shooting.
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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