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Police and paramedics consult with each other inside a crime scene around a row of portable toilets at St. Charles and Napoleon avenues after a man was shot nearby while the Krewe of Tucks rolled Saturday. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
A parade-goer was hit in the side by gunfire that appears to have discharged from inside a portable toilet at Napoleon and St. Charles Avenue on Saturday while the Krewe of Tucks rolled by, New Orleans police said.
The victim, a 36-year-old man from Metairie, had not been reportedly arguing or in a dispute with anyone when he realized he had been shot in the side around 2:30 p.m., officials said. Police then found a nearby portable toilet with an apparent bullet hole in the side and what appeared to be gunpowder residue in the interior, suggesting the gun went off in there, officials said.
NOPD Chief Michael Harrison and Mayor Mitch Landrieu discuss a shooting at Napoleon and St. Charles Avenue on Saturday afternoon. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
The victim is in guarded condition. Anyone with more information about who may have been in the toilet is asked to contact police.
