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New Orleans Mother's Day parade hit by shooting New Orleans Mother's Day parade hit by shooting
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Twelve people have been shot during a Mother's Day parade in the US city of New Orleans, police say. Nineteen people have been wounded in a shooting at a Mother's Day parade in the US city of New Orleans, police say.
Police Supt Ronal Serpas told reporters that three or four people required surgery but no deaths are reported. The victims included two children who were grazed by bullets. Police say most injuries are not life-threatening,
The victims included a 10-year-old girl who suffered a minor wound, he added. It is unclear what sparked the shooting in the city's 7th Ward on Sunday afternoon. Police say three suspects were seen fleeing the area.
It is unclear what sparked the shooting, which happened in the city's 7th Ward on Sunday afternoon. Police say two or three suspects were seen fleeing the area.
Police said that, as well as the 12 people with gunshot wounds, one person was injured in the ensuing commotion.
The incident happened at about 14:00 (19:00 GMT) at the intersection of Frenchmen and Villere streets.The incident happened at about 14:00 (19:00 GMT) at the intersection of Frenchmen and Villere streets.
Supt Serpas said about 200 people were in the area at the time. "Shots were fired with different guns," a police statement said.
"It appears that these two or three people, just for a reason unknown to us, started shooting at, towards, or in the crowd," he said. "Immediately after the shooting our officers saw three suspects running from the scene."
The statement said 10 men, seven women, a 10-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl were wounded by gunfire.
The shooting happened at what is known as a second-line parade - an impromptu community procession in which people dance down the street behind the official parade.
About 200 people were in the area at the time.
"It appears that these two or three people, just for a reason unknown to us, started shooting at, towards, or in the crowd," Police Supt Ronal Serpas told reporters earlier.
"It was over in just a couple of seconds.""It was over in just a couple of seconds."
The shooting happened at what is known as a second-line parade - a loose procession in which people dance down the street often following a brass band. The BBC's Jane Little in Washington says New Orleans has a high rate of gun crime.
The area where the shooting happened is a poor neighbourhood that is still recovering from the devastation left by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, she adds.
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