Zach Brien, Uptown Messenger file photo
NOPD investigates the crime scene along Martin Luther King in the aftermath of the double shooting. The incident is under further investigation. (Zach Brien, UptownMessenger.com
A teen was shot and a woman riding a bus nearby was injured by broken glass from a stray bullet Tuesday afternoon when gunfire broke out on Martin Luther King Boulevard in Central City, New Orleans police said.
Shortly before 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20, gunfire erupted from a black SUV with dark tinted windows in the 2500 block of Martin Luther King Boulevard (near Freret Street), according to the initial NOPD report. An 18-year-old boy was hit by the gunfire, and a stray bullet hit a nearby RTA bus, shattering a window and injuring a 61-year-old woman inside the bus with glass fragments, the report states.
Anyone with information is urged to call the NOPD Sixth District station at 658-6060 to speak to a detective, or CrimeStoppers at 822-1111 to leave an anonymous tip that could be eligible for a cash reward.
A double shooting occurred on the 1500 block of Freret street at the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. avenue. The incident is under further investigation. (Zach Brien, UptownMessenger.com)
A double shooting occurred on the 1500 block of Freret street at the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. avenue. The incident is under further investigation. (Zach Brien, UptownMessenger.com)
