A vehicle on fire near Carrollton and Tulane led New Orleans police to discover an early morning triploe shooting that left one man dead.
An initial NOPD report says, “Just before 2:00 a.m., an NOPD officer assigned to the Mid City Protection District who was patrolling in the area reported hearing gunshots. Upon arrival, officers discovered a vehicle crashed at the location and on fire. Upon investigation, officers located an adult male victim inside of the vehicle. The victim was found to have sustained a gunshot wound and was declared dead at the scene."
Police say two other adult male victims who also sustained gunshot wounds were located at the scene and were transported to a local hospital for treatment of "non-life threatening injuries.”
Investigators are working on finding a motive and a possible suspect.
No additional details are available at this time.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact Homicide Detective Bruce Bruggeman at 504-658-5300 or call anonymously to Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans at 504-822-1111 or toll-free at 1-877-903-STOP.
