9-Year-Old Killed, 2 Teens Wounded In New Orleans Shooting
An innocent 9-year-old boy was killed while two teenagers were wounded in a shooting in New Orleans.
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According to NOLA.com, the shooting happened in the 2100 block of Pauger Street on Monday. While the 9-year-old died at the scene from a gunshot wound to the head, a 13-year-old was shot in the leg and a 15/16-year-old was shot in the stomach. They were taken to a local hospital and are currently in stable condition. There is no motive and no suspects are in custody at this time, according to Superintendent Shaun Ferguson. Meanwhile, he asked anyone who knows anything about the shooting to call Crimestoppers. A $5,000 reward is being offered for information.
The youngest victim has been identified as little Devante Bryant, who would have turned 10 on July 31. In a heartbreaking interview, his father, Donald Bryant, told WWL-TV that he found his son lying outside near their 7th Ward home unresponsive. “He was a baby, an innocent baby,” Donald said. “He’s my baby.”
The tragic incident brought an emotional press conference to the 7th Ward by NOPD Superintendent Shaun Ferguson and Mayor LaToya Cantrell. They called the tragedy “unthinkable.”
“We are better than this New Orleans, and we should be better than this,” Ferguson said.
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