NOPD: Man in wheelchair shoots driver 3 times after asking question

A driver was shot multiple times by a man in a wheelchair Tuesday night in Central City.According to police, the 52-year-old man drove up to a man in a wheelchair in the 1800 block of Seventh Street about 9:30 p.m.The driver asked the man in the wheelchair a question, but the man in the wheelchair then shot at the driver multiple times, striking him in the shoulder, chest and back.The victim drove himself to the hospital, police said.No further information was made available.Anyone with information on a crime is asked to call Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111.Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news right in your inbox. Click here to sign up!13484466

A driver was shot multiple times by a man in a wheelchair Tuesday night in Central City.

According to police, the 52-year-old man drove up to a man in a wheelchair in the 1800 block of Seventh Street about 9:30 p.m.


The driver asked the man in the wheelchair a question, but the man in the wheelchair then shot at the driver multiple times, striking him in the shoulder, chest and back.

The victim drove himself to the hospital, police said.

No further information was made available.

Anyone with information on a crime is asked to call Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111.

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