Four people are being treated at a hospital after gunfire broke out Friday afternoon in Central City, the New Orleans Police Department said. The shooting was reported before 4:30 p.m. at Magnolia Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Officers found three men and a woman who had each been shot once. Several bullet casings were found scattered around the intersection, and near Magnolia and Felicity streets. One of the men suffered a gunshot wound to his back, another to his thigh and the third elsewhere on his body. Officials said the woman suffered a gunshot wound to her left shoulder. A local pastor and people in the community are pushing for en end to the violence in the city. One of the victims was taken to a hospital by private vehicle. Paramedics transported the three others to the same facility for treatment. Additional details have not been released by investigators. This is a developing story. Stay with WDSU.com for updates. Anyone with information is asked to call Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111. Keep up with local news, weather and current events with the WDSU app here. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news right in your inbox. Click here to sign up!

Four people are being treated at a hospital after gunfire broke out Friday afternoon in Central City, the New Orleans Police Department said.

The shooting was reported before 4:30 p.m. at Magnolia Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.


Officers found three men and a woman who had each been shot once. Several bullet casings were found scattered around the intersection, and near Magnolia and Felicity streets.

One of the men suffered a gunshot wound to his back, another to his thigh and the third elsewhere on his body. Officials said the woman suffered a gunshot wound to her left shoulder.



A local pastor and people in the community are pushing for en end to the violence in the city.

One of the victims was taken to a hospital by private vehicle. Paramedics transported the three others to the same facility for treatment.



Additional details have not been released by investigators.



This is a developing story. Stay with WDSU.com for updates.

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

Keep up with local news, weather and current events with the WDSU app here. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news right in your inbox. Click here to sign up!