A 16-year-old girl is one of two people shot dead this afternoon at a drug store in New Orleans.
"The NOPD is investigating a homicide that occurred...
at the intersection of Elysian Fields Avenue and Gentilly Boulevard that left two people dead," according to a news release.
It happened just after 4:30pm at a Walgreens.
"Officers responded to a call of shots fired at the location."
When they got there, they found a male victim and a female victim in the parking. They both had gunshot wounds.
"The female victim was declared deceased on scene. The male victim was transported via EMS to a local hospital, where he was declared deceased."
There was no additional information available about the age of the male victim.
The release says, "Anyone with additional information on this incident is asked to contact NOPD Homicide Detective Rayell Johnson at 504-658-5300, or to call anonymously to Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans at 504-822-1111 or toll-free at 1-877-903-STOP."
