16-year-old among four shot in Central City, NOPD says

New Orleans police say four people were shot in Central City on Monday afternoon, including a 16-year-old boy.Around 3 p.m., the New Orleans Police Department said it received a call regarding the incident.NOPD spokesman Gary Scheets said a man with a gunshot wound to the ankle was found in the 2100 block of Fourth Street.He was taken to Tulane Hospital.A second man, suffering from a shot to the chest, was found in the 2000 block of Washington Avenue, Scheets said. He was taken to University Medical Center.The conditions of the two men are not known.Two other victims, a 16-year-old boy and another man, arrived at Touro Hospital a short time later with gunshot wounds to the arm, Scheets said.Stay with WDSU for updates.

New Orleans police say four people were shot in Central City on Monday afternoon, including a 16-year-old boy.

Around 3 p.m., the New Orleans Police Department said it received a call regarding the incident.


NOPD spokesman Gary Scheets said a man with a gunshot wound to the ankle was found in the 2100 block of Fourth Street.

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NOPD says two different scenes: Fourth Street, which is where one man was shot in the ankle. Second scene is Washington Ave. where one man was shot in the chest. Two other people showed up to the hospital and said they were also shot. More details at 4/5/6 @wdsu pic.twitter.com/rHudtYBiI7 — Christina Watkins (@CWatkinsWDSU) May 13, 2019

He was taken to Tulane Hospital.

A second man, suffering from a shot to the chest, was found in the 2000 block of Washington Avenue, Scheets said. He was taken to University Medical Center.

The conditions of the two men are not known.

Two other victims, a 16-year-old boy and another man, arrived at Touro Hospital a short time later with gunshot wounds to the arm, Scheets said.

Stay with WDSU for updates.