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Police seeking car involved in shooting and hit-and-run

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The New Orleans Police Department is searching for a vehicle connected to a May 19 shooting in Central City. The vehicle was first involved in a hit-and-run; damage may be visible on the front passenger-side bumper. After the hit-and-run, the shooting victim, a 40-year-old man, followed the car to Danneel and Sixth streets at about 1:15 p.m. The gunman responded by opening fire, striking the victim multiple times. NOPD Sixth District detectives are seeking the blue Honda Accord pictured above and those occupying the vehicle at the time of the incident. The Honda has chrome trim, no license plate and a temporary license tag in the rear window. Anyone with information on this incident, the pictured vehicle or its occupants is urged to contact NOPD Sixth District detectives at 504-658-6060.

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Suspect arrested in hit-and-run that killed woman walking her dog on St. Charles Avenue

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The New Orleans Police Department’s Violent Offender Warrant Squad located and arrested Adrian A. Caliste Jr., 22, in the fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred on Feb. 27, near the intersection of St. Charles Avenue and Harmony Street. Christina Larsen, 31, was walking her chocolate Lab in the Garden District at around 7 p.m. when she was struck by a car while starting to cross St. Charles Avenue.

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Pedestrian seriously injured in hit-and-run

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A man was seriously injured in a hit-and-run while walking near the Pontchartrain Expressway in Central City, the New Orleans Police Department reported. The incident occurred around 12:44 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10, near the intersection of Simon Bolivar Avenue and Calliope Street. The circumstances of how the victim was struck are not yet known, police said. The driver of the vehicle did not remain at the scene of the accident.