Treme mass shooting suspect arrested as he tried to leave town

Treme mass shooting suspect arrested as he tried to leave town
Treme mass shooting suspect arrested as he tried to leave town Photo credit WWL

It’s the second of two mass shootings to hit New Orleans within hours of each other.

Before 5am, gunfire wrung out near Iberville and N.
Robertson in the Treme.

After the shooting, the Times-Picayune/New Orleans Advocate reports a 15-year-old boy rushed to his home and began packing after admitting he shot someone and had to get out of town.

Relatives called police and the boy was taken into custody.

Police also made an arrest of a woman found in an SUV in New Orleans East which contained the suspected weapon used in the shooting incident.

A little more than two hours previously bedlam broke out on Bourbon Street and Orleans Avenue when gunfire struck five people and caused a melee of bystanders fleeing the immediate scene.

Many took refuge inside bars and clubs to get away from any further gunfire.

The incident on Bourbon Street brought the Mayor and Police Chief to the scene to try and find out what happened and why.

The investigation into the Bourbon shootings continue.

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