Up To 16 People Hospitalized In New Orleans Playground Shooting

“We know that as of right now, this was an unplanned, unpermitted event that drew up to 500 people perhaps, there were some accounts that said there were 300, some accounts say there were over 500 people at Bunny Friend Park”, Harrison explained. His 10-year-old Dimen (DYE’-men) was hit.

Police spokesman Tyler Gamble says police were on their way to break up a big crowd when gunfire erupted at Bunny Friend Park.

The harms in the Ninth Ward neighborhood of the city’s were from gunshots in addition to other unspecified causes, police chief and the town ‘s mayor said during a press conference close to the scene.

“If you want to take back your community, you have to help us”, Landrieu said.

New Orleans officials are quite sure someone knows the identities of the shooters who opened fire on each other in a crowd of hundreds of people during a block party – and they are urging them to come forward. While New Orleans has seen an overall reduction in crime when compared to this time past year, a shootout at a public park that leaves 17 people wounded can make many fearful. Incidents like Sunday’s shooting can “change the feel of the city quickly”, Sharf said. Police say most were at a block party, and some were participating in or watching a music video shoot.

“He was really being fearless and courageous”, the mayor said. Two groups pulled out weapons and started firing, police said. In the chaotic aftermath, the gunmen ran off.

Police are trying to figure out what sparked a gun battle in a New Orleans park that left 16 people wounded. Apparently, there were two groups of people at the scene: Those who followed from the second-line parade and those who showed up to shoot the music video.

Police said all of the victims were stable and all were suffering either from direct gunshot wounds or graze wounds.