NOPD arrested a subject in connection with double shooting that occurred in the Fourth District.
The incident occurred Wednesday afternoon around 2:30pm near the intersection of Newton and LeBoeuf.
When Fourth District officers arrived on the scene, they discovered two victims suffering from gunshot wounds.
They were transported to a local hospital in a private vehicle.
The accused perpetrator, later identified as 36-year-old Nathaniel Lombard, fled the scene on foot.
Officers canvassed the area and apprehended Lombard in the near LeBoeuf and Patterson, down by the river without further incident.
A short time later, officers recovered a firearm believed to have been used in the incident.
Lombard was arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated second-degree battery and three counts of aggravated criminal damage to property.