Tactics And Training
Man Hospitalized After Daylight Shooting in Lower Ninth Ward
NOPD investigating shooting near Saint Claude Avenue; no suspects identified
📅
✍️By ZRIntel Editorial Team📍New Orleans, Louisiana
A man was hospitalized Friday afternoon following a shooting in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans. According to the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD), the incident occurred around 4:25 PM in the 6100 block of Saint Claude Avenue. Officers responded quickly and found the victim with at least one gunshot wound. He was transported by EMS to a nearby hospital and is reportedly in stable condition. Details on the suspect or possible motive have not been made public, and investigators are asking for tips from the community. Residents described hearing a single shot, followed by sirens moments later. The shooting occurred near a bus stop, raising concerns about public safety in high-traffic pedestrian zones. This is the third shooting reported in the Ninth Ward in less than two weeks, part of a broader uptick in summer gun violence across the city.