New Orleans police investigating shooting that killed 2 teens and injured 4 others - WDSU New Orleans

A502. WE ARE FOLLOWING THAT BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING. NEW ORLEANS POLICE ON THE SCENE INVESTIGATING A MASS SHOOTING THAT HAPPENED JUST HOURS AFTER CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS WRAPPED UP. WE’RE TOLD SIX PEOPLE WERE SHOT IN ALL THIS MORNING AND THIS IS IMPACTING SOME VERY YOUNG LIVES. TRAGICALLY, WE’RE LEARNING THAT SEVERAL MINORS WERE INVOLVED HERE. SO LET’S GET STRAIGHT TO DCEU’S DEJA BROWN. SHE JOINS US LIVE NEAR THE LOCATION OF THE SHOOTING. D.J., GOOD MORNING. WHAT DO WE KNOW SO FAR RIGHT NOW. HEY, CHAD, GOOD MORNING. RIGHT NOW, WE’RE AT THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH JOHNSON AND ST MARY’S AVENUE. THAT’S IN THE LOWER NINTH WARD. AND RIGHT NOW, NOPD OFFICERS ARE INVESTIGATING THAT DEADLY SHOOTING THAT YOU MENTIONED. SIX VICTIMS SO FAR. AND IT’S STILL A VERY ACTIVE SCENE OUT HERE. LET ME TELL YOU WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR. THE CALL CAME IN JUST AFTER 1230 THIS MORNING, SIX VICTIMS IN TOTAL, TWO PEOPLE PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE. SO FAR, WE KNOW THAT IT WAS ONE MALE, ONE FEMALE, BOTH 19 YEARS OLD. FOUR VICTIMS WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH INJURIES. NOW, TWO OF THOSE VICTIMS, A 17 AND 18 YEAR OLD, THOSE WERE TWO FEMALES WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL IN A PRIVATE VEHICLE. EMS WAS ON THE SCENE AND TRANSPORTED TWO MALES TO THE HOSPITAL. BOTH OF THOSE MALES ARE 18 YEARS OLD. NOW, I DID SPEAK TO A RESIDENT WHO LIVES IN THE AREA. SHE JUST PULLED UP A FEW MINUTES AGO. SHE SAYS SINCE THIS BLUE HOUSE THAT YOU CAN SEE THERE WENT UP. THEY’VE SEEN A LOT OF ACTION IN THE AREA, SOME SHOOTINGS AND A LOT OF ACTIVITY THAT ISN’T SO GOOD. SO SHE SAYS SHE JUST WANTS TO SEE SOMETHING DONE. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, RIGHT NOW, WE DO KNOW SIX VICTIMS AND TWO ARE DEAD. WE’RE WORKING TO GET YOU SOME MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THOSE FOUR VICTIMS THAT WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL, ALL OF THEM 18 AND UNDER TWO FEMALES, TWO MALES REPORTING RIGHT NOW IN THE LOWER NINTH WARD