A violent week
A violent week that saw 21 people hit by gunshots ended Sunday (Feb. 18). In all, according to NOPD, JPSO and Kenner Police Department reports throughout the week, nine people were killed by gunfire throughout the New Orleans metropolitan area.
See stories about each shooting below.
(Note: The number of fatalities was updated Feb. 20 after the Orleans Parish Coroner's Office reported the death of another victim.)
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Katherine Sayre
Feb. 13: Man shot and killed along parade route
Feb. 13: Mardi Gras mass shooting
Video captures chaotic aftermath
Feb. 13: Michigan man shot in Harvey
Feb. 13: Kenner party turns violent
Feb. 15: Man suffers gunshot to the head
Feb. 16: Woman killed, man injured
Feb. 17: Mid-day Treme double-shooting
Feb. 17: Man shot in Warehouse District
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Marie Simoneaux
A 28-year-old man is wanted in connection to the shooting. Richard Thomas is accused of shooting the 26-year-old man more than once