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New Orleans East shooting leaves man dead, another in jail

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WWL

A man is dead and another is facing a second-degree murder charge after an early morning shooting in New Orleans East.

It happened around 2:45 a.m. Wednesday near Hayne Boulevard and Arcadia Lane.


According to a New Orleans Police Department spokesperson, Guillermo Valladares shot two other men before the victims sped away in a pickup truck. They later stopped at the I-10 West Service Road and Read Boulevard, where they called for help. One of the victims later died at the hospital. The second victim suffered a non-life-threatening hand wound.

Police are withholding the victims' names pending notification of their families and an autopsy.

Police later arreted Valladares near where the shooting happened. In addition to the murder charge, he's facing an attempted second-degree murder count.

Investigators are still trying to learn the motive.