A man is dead and a child is in the hospital after police they were ambushed in a Central City shooting.
A New Orleans Police Department spokesperson says the shooting happened around 4:45 p.m. Saturday at the corner of Freret and Sixth Streets.
According to investigators, the victims were in a car at that intersection when someone began shooting at them. EMS crews took both victims to a hospital. The adult later expired. The child is reportedly stable, but police did not give his condition.
If you know anything about this shooting, call the NOPD at 504-658-5300 or Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111.
