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| New Orleans police hunt gunmen in Bourbon Street shooting | New Orleans police hunt gunmen in Bourbon Street shooting |
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| Authorities are searching for two suspects in a shooting on a famed New Orleans street which injured 10 people, among them tourists. | |
| The shooting occurred early on Sunday morning on Bourbon Street, known for its bars, clubs, restaurants and rowdy party culture. | The shooting occurred early on Sunday morning on Bourbon Street, known for its bars, clubs, restaurants and rowdy party culture. |
| Two young men quarrelled and opened fire on each other, wounding the bystanders, police have said. | Two young men quarrelled and opened fire on each other, wounding the bystanders, police have said. |
| Police released CCTV video of a "person of interest" in the crime on Monday. | |
| At least one unnamed victim was left in a critical condition. | At least one unnamed victim was left in a critical condition. |
| Five of the injured remained in hospital on Monday evening, including the critical patient. | |
| Police initially said nine people had been wounded, but added a 10th victim after a man told a neighbouring police district he had been shot. | |
| Swift response | Swift response |
| New Orleans Police Chief Ronal Serpas laid the blame on "two cowardly young men trying to hurt each other". | New Orleans Police Chief Ronal Serpas laid the blame on "two cowardly young men trying to hurt each other". |
| Authorities have not yet ascertained if the incident was gang-related. | Authorities have not yet ascertained if the incident was gang-related. |
| On Monday, police asked the public for help in identifying a person "of interest" seen on surveillance video released by police. | |
| Witnesses described a chaotic scene of people diving for cover into bars, nightclubs and storefronts along the crowded street. | Witnesses described a chaotic scene of people diving for cover into bars, nightclubs and storefronts along the crowded street. |
| "There were bodies everywhere," bystander Alexis Primeaux told The Times-Picayune. | "There were bodies everywhere," bystander Alexis Primeaux told The Times-Picayune. |
| New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu promised a swift police response. | New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu promised a swift police response. |
| "Our number one priority is to keep New Orleans safe," he wrote in a statement. | "Our number one priority is to keep New Orleans safe," he wrote in a statement. |
| It is the third major shooting along the city's popular street in the last three years. | It is the third major shooting along the city's popular street in the last three years. |
| In 2011, one person was killed and seven injured after two gunmen opened fire on each other. | In 2011, one person was killed and seven injured after two gunmen opened fire on each other. |