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Report: Suspect in downtown New Orleans gunfight was wanted in Texas

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The man killed in a shootout with cops in downtown New Orleans was a member of a Houston gang, according to multiple reports. 

WWL-TV and The New Orleans Advocate report that the man shot and killed Sunday was 32-year-old Reginald Romero Bursey, considered "armed and dangerous" by Texas authorities. He was also identified as a member of the Houston-area 59 Piru Street gang.


Bursey was wanted in connection with a Texas robbery -- two victims were tied up and robbed. Police say Bursey stole the car of one of the victims and abandoned it at a motel in Houston. 

New Orleans Police, meanwhile, have released an update on the conditions of the five people injured in the shootout. A 34-year-old man hit in the arm and abdomen underwent surgery and remains in critical condition. A 17-year-old girl was hit in the leg and had to have surgery.

A 32-year old man injured in his hip, a 37-year-old man shot in the shoulder, and a 33-year-old man shot in the elbow all have been released from the hospital.

Investigators have not determined if any of the bystanders were hit by officers' gunfire.

Click here to read more in The New Orleans Advocate.