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Bourbon St. shooting suspect tourist from Oklahoma who shot man for daring him to, says report

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A shooting on Bourbon St. Monday night happened after a homeless man and a tourist from Oklahoma got into an argument, which ended when the victim dared the suspect to shoot him, according to a report in The Times-Picayune | New Orleans Advocate.

Austin Harrison was booked for aggravated battery, illegal use of a weapon, and illegal carrying of a weapon according to New Orleans jail records.


According to the report, Harrison was with a tour group when he began arguing with a homeless man near Bourbon and Gov. Nicholls St. around 7:40 p.m. Monday, Witnesses say during the argument, Harrison drew the gun, and the victim dared him to shoot. The victim was shot in foot.

Click here to read more from The Times-Picayune | New Orleans Advocate.