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Cops respond to overnight car crash, find shooting victim

NOPD
WWL

New Orleans Police say when they were dispatched to investigate a crash in the Lower Ninth Ward, they discovered a shooting victim.

"The NOPD is investigating a shooting that occurred this morning at North Galvez & Egania St.," cops said in a news release. "The initial call came out as a car accident.  Upon arrival officers found an adult male inside a vehicle suffering from gunshot wounds."


Police say the victim was hospitalized, but did not provide any information on his condition.

"The initial call was made at 2:08am as an accident, it was later changed to a shooting."

The Metro Crime Commission says that shootings this year continue to dramatically outpace the number seen just a few years ago. Compared to 2019, shootings are up 132%. There have been more than 140 shootings this year. The number of shootings is 52% more than in 2020. Compared to last year, shooting incidents were down 3% as of Monday.