Projectnola.com

November 28, 2010

New Orleans Police Department-Public Information Office

Baton Rouge Dispute Ends in Victim Wounded in New Orleans

New Orleans, LA -The New Orleans Police Department’s Eighth District Investigative Unit is investigating the apparent shooting of a 23-year-old Baton Rouge man and a 39-year-old New Orleans man.  The offense occurred shortly after 12:00 A.M., in the 500 block of Bourbon Street.

According to investigators, a 23-year-old man spotted a man who he previously had an altercation with in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and without provocation, the man brandished a handgun, shot the 23-year-old man in the abdomen also wounding a second victim in the leg.  Emergency medical technicians transported both victims to a local hospital where the 23-year-old man is listed in serious but stable condition and the 39-year-old man is listed in stable condition.

Investigators spoke with the victim’s relatives who stated that he was previously involved in an on going confrontation in Baton Rouge where he was subsequently shot.

Throughout the course of this investigation, Eighth District Detective Michael Flores was able to develop a detailed description of the suspect.  The suspect is described as an African-American male approximately 17-years-old, 5’5” in height, weighing 120 pounds, dark complexion, very low and even haircut, wearing a blue pull over sweat shirt with a hood and black pants.  This suspect is possibly from the Baton Rouge area.

As a result of the New Orleans Bayou Classic coverage, Superintendent Ronal Serpas has increased mounted, bicycle and foot patrols in the French Quarter and downtown area.  The police officers assigned to the New Orleans Bayou Classic Coverage were feet from the shooting and were on the scene within seconds of hearing the gunshots fired.  Officers immediately sealed off the area, processed the scene and eventually allowed patrons back into the block.

The New Orleans Police Department, under the leadership of Superintendent Ronal W. Serpas , is engaged in a complete transformation in its approach to policing to ensure that New Orleans is a safer place. The entire police force, which currently employs 1,735 officers and support staff, is committed to accountability, transparency, integrity and collaboration to provide professional quality care and service to New Orleanians and New Orleans ’ visitors. Anyone who has crime to report should call CRIMESTOPPERS at 822-1111, toll-free 1-877-903-STOP (7867) any time. To learn more about the NOPD and our services, visit Link to NOPD Website Portal:

http://www.nola.gov/GOVERNMENT/NOPD or

 http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=36519&id=133853236665761&saved#!/pages/New-Orleans-LA/New-Orleans-Police-Department-Official/133853236665761 

####

Contact

Name: Officer Shereese Harper

Email address: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Cell phone #: 504-312-1953