Man shot and killed outside the Rouses on Baronne Street - WDSU New Orleans

DSU. WE WITH BREAKING NEWS AT 5:00 RIGHT NOW OUT OF THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT. THERE’S CURRENTLY NO ACTIVE POLICE SCENE OUTSIDE THE ROUSE’S ON BARONE OR NOPD, SAYS A MAN WAS KILLED. THAT’S WHERE WE FIND WDSU. S COURTNEY WILLIAMS WITH WHAT WE KNOW. SO FAR. COURTNEY. GINA DARROW. LET ME TELL YOU, I’M CURRENTLY AT THE CORNER OF ROSS ON O’KEEFE AND GIRARD. AND POLICE TELL ME AT LEAST ONE MALE SUSTAINED A GUNSHOT WOUND AND WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD ON THE SCENE. NOW, I DID GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH SOMEONE WHO WAS HERE WHEN IT HAPPENED. AND HE TELLS ME HE HEARD ABOUT SIX GUNSHOTS. NOW, I WANT YOU ALL TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE SCENE HERE. A FEW MINUTES AGO, MAYOR CANTRELL, COME AND ASSESS THE SITUATION TO SEE WAS GOING ON EARLIER. WHEN WE FIRST GOT HERE, I DID SEE CASINGS ON THE GROUND AND IT APPEARS TO ME THAT AT LEAST ONE MALE WAS SHOT DEAD IN HIS CAR RIGHT OUTSIDE THE ROUSES. NOW, WHEN I SPOKE TO THE RESIDENT WHO WAS HERE WHEN HE WITNESSED EVERYTHING HAPPENED, HE TELLS ME HE HEARD A LOT OF A LOT OF GUNSHOTS AND HE IMMEDIATE RAN FOR COVER BECAUSE HE WAS AFRAID FOR HIS LIFE. I ALSO SPOKE TO ANOTHER WHO WAS HERE WITH HER CHILD. SHE SAYS THEY WERE JUST COMING TO THE GROCERY AND SHE HAD NO IDEA WHAT GOING ON. NOW, THIS IS STILL A VERY ACTIVE SCENE AND WE’RE GOING TO KEEP YOU ALL UPDATED AS MORE DETAILS BECOME AVAILABLE TO US. WE MAY SEE A PRESSER HERE A FEW MINUTES. AND WE’LL KEEP YOU UPDATED BOTH ON AIR AND ON LINE. SO STAY WITH US FOR NOW. REPORTING IN NEW O