A violent weekend in the New Orleans area left seven people dead in eight separate shootings reported around the metro area.

An armed robbery suspect was also fatally shot after gunfire erupted Sunday night near Tulane Avenue and Elk Place. Five other people described as "innocent bystanders" by officials were wounded. One of the five is in critical condition at University Medical Center.

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell addressed the violent and deadly weekend at a press conference about the Tulane Avenue and Elk Place shootings.

"It was a pretty tumultuous weekend that started on Friday evening, in particular on Louisiana Avenue Parkway, the street that I live on," Cantrell said. "So we're all impacted by the matter."

She also acknowledged that the deadly weekend happened as the city is ramping up Mardi Gras festivities.

"We're going to do what we do best in terms of hosting these large scale events in our city," Cantrell said. "So we're prepared, but these things do happen. We're going to do everything possible to make sure that they do not happen in the future."

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The following is a complete rundown of each reported shooting through Sunday afternoon:

Terrytown man killed in drive-by shooting in Kenner; Harvey man arrested

A Terrytown man was killed in a drive-by shooting just after the clock struck midnight on Saturday in Kenner.

Arnold Matute-Vasquez, 22, was found suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest in the 800 block of Daniel Street around 12:30 a.m.

Police said Matute-Vasquez was gunned down after a fight between two groups outside of the Enigma Bar on Airline Drive. Matute-Vasquez and his group of friends walked across the street to a parked car when the second group followed them and began shooting at them.

Matute-Vasquez was the only person shot, and Kenner Police later arrested 18-year-old Edwin Gomez-Duarte on counts of second-degree murder and obstruction of justice in connection to the shooting.

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Harvey man arrested in fatal drive-by shooting in Kenner, police say; victim identified A Harvey man was arrested Saturday afternoon, accused of fatally shooting another man in a drive-by shooting Saturday morning in Kenner, accor…

Man fatally shot Saturday morning at edge of CBD

Almost four hours later in New Orleans, a man was found lying face down under the I-10 bridge around 4:35 a.m. near the intersection of Canal Street and North Claiborne Avenue.

Police found the man suffering from gunshot wounds to the head and body. He was later pronounced dead at the scene.

It was the second time within a week that someone had been found fatally shot under the I-10 bridge.

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Man fatally shot Saturday morning at edge of Central Business District, NOPD says A man was shot early Saturday morning at the edge of New Orleans' Central Business District, according to a press release from New Orleans Pol…

Man fatally shot in head Saturday morning near Irish Channel

Another fatal shooting was reported in New Orleans a few hours later around 7:04 a.m. in the 600 block of Austerlitz Street in the Irish Channel neighborhood.

Police found a man with a gunshot wound to the head inside of a pickup truck.

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Man fatally shot in head Saturday morning near Irish Channel, authorities say A man was shot in the head Saturday morning near the Irish Channel in New Orleans, according to authorities.

Man found dead in shot-up crashed car on I-10 over Bonnet Carre Spillway

One person was killed in what appears to be a drive-by shooting on the Bonnet Carre Spillway early Sunday, according to the St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office.

First responders found a crashed 2006 silver Chrysler Sebring with several bullet holes in it on the interstate around 3:20 a.m. A man was found dead inside the car, and others were taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

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Man found dead in shot-up crashed car on I-10 over Bonnet Carre Spillway, officials say One person was killed in what appears to be a drive-by shooting on the Bonnet Carre Spillway early Sunday, according to the St. Charles Parish…

Man shot at friend's house in Kenner; SWAT team deploys tear gas in search of suspect

Later Sunday morning, Kenner Police's SWAT team went out to a home in the 800 block of Champagne Street after a man was shot there.

Police said the victim arrived at a local hospital to be treated for a bullet wound to the arm when he said he was shot while at a friend's home at the address on Champagne Street.

Police went to the home but were unable to find the suspect. Officers eventually fired tear gas into the residence and searched it early Sunday afternoon, but still did not find the suspect.

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Man shot at home in Kenner; SWAT team deploys tear gas in search of suspect A man was shot at a home in Kenner on Sunday, and members of the city police department’s SWAT team later fired tear gas into the residence wh…

One dead, one injured in Central City double shooting

The fifth homicide of the weekend was reported Sunday around 1:30 p.m. at Freret Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in New Orleans' Central City neighborhood.

Police said a 34-year-old man was found lying in the street at the intersection with a gunshot wound to the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

A 79-year-old man in the area was also injured in the shooting, suffering a gunshot wound to the leg from a stray bullet.

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One dead, 1 injured in Central City double shooting Sunday afternoon; NOPD investigating The New Orleans Police Department is investigating a double shooting in Central City Sunday afternoon that left one man dead and another injur…

Four people in critical condition after shooting near Tulane Avenue and Elk Place; suspect killed

Four people are in critical condition after they were shot Sunday night near Tulane Avenue and Elk Place, officials said.

After the shooting, all four patients were taken to University Medical Center trauma center, New Orleans EMS Lt. Jonathan Fourcade said.

Police were shot at and exchanged gunfire with a person at the scene. The person whom police shot at is now dead.

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+9 Five 'innocent bystanders' shot, suspect killed after New Orleans shooting near Tulane and Elk Five people were shot around 6:43 p.m. Sunday night during a shootout between New Orleans police, Louisiana State Police troopers and an armed…

One killed Sunday night on Almonaster Boulevard

One person was killed Sunday night on Almonaster Boulevard, New Orleans police said.

The fatal shooting happened in the 6500 block of Almonaster Boulevard, police said.

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