A gunman shot two people in New Orleans\u2019 Central Business District before being killed by police, according to officials. The two victims are hospitalized in critical condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
New Orleans police received a 911 call about 2:45 p.m. Thursday reporting that three people had been shot in the 1400 block of Tulane Avenue, near Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans Police Commissioner Anne Kirkpatrick said at a briefing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kirkpatrick said video shows the suspect first attacking a person who was walking down the street, pushing him into bushes and struggling with him before opening fire. The gunman then stood up and shot that victim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The suspect then encountered another man, believed to be a Tulane maintenance worker who was walking down the street with a garbage can, and shot him as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After the shootings, the gunman ran across the street and was confronted by a Tulane police officer. Kirkpatrick said the officer opened fire and the gunman died at the scene. A gun was recovered on the sidewalk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both victims are in critical condition. Officials have not released the identities of the victims or the suspect, and no motive has been disclosed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tulane University Police Chief Frank Young said the officer who fired her weapon is cooperating with the investigation being led by New Orleans police.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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