Body found at Walmart in Kenner and two murders on the Westbank of Jefferson Parish

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Detectives are looking for clues after finding a body at the Walmart on Veterans Blvd. in Kenner and two murders in Marrero in about six hours.

WWL First News confirmed that authorities were called to the the 8900 block of Veterans about reports of a body behind the Walmart.

Kenner police later said a man had been living behind the Walmart amoung the wooden pallets, got pinned between palleets and died.

Just after 11:00pm, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office reported a male victim murdered  at 6109 Adam Drive in Marrero.

"Third District deputies were dispatched to a report of gunshots near the intersection of Adam Drive and Marine Drive.  Arriving deputies located an as-yet unidentified male victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in the 6100 block of Adam Drive. The victim was pronounced dead on the scene," according to a news release.

Hours earlier another man was gunned down in Marrero.

"At around 5:00 pm, Third District deputies were dispatched to a report of a shooting in the 6100 block of Victorian Drive," Captain Jason Rivarde said in a news release.

Arriving deputies found a male victim suffering from multiple gunshots inside a vehicle.

"The victim was transported to a local hospital and was later pronounced dead."

Rivarde also said there was no suspect or motive information available.

"Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call our Homicide Section at 504-364-5300 or contact Crimestoppers."

Editor's Note: Earlier we reported another murder in Marrero Tuesday night, but officials say there was an arrest for an earlier murder, not another murder. "We did not have a murder in the 4100 block of East Ames...We arrested the perpetrator for a murder reported there on August 22,"  Rivarde said.