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Man carjacked while pumping gas, exchanges gunfire with suspects

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It's happened again. Someone getting gasoline was robbed of their vehicle at gunpoint in New Orleans.

"Victim pumping gas when suspect pulled up in sedan and pointed weapon at him while another subject entered victim's 2014 pearl blue Dodge Ram," an initial police report details.


The victim also had a gun, and he tried to stop the suspects.

"Victim and suspects exchanged gunfire while subjects fleeing scene."

It happened Monday night around 10:30pm in the 4300 block Louisa Street in New Orleans East.

Amid spiking violent crime, New Orleans has seen more incidents of people carjacked while pumping gas.