One of the victims injured in the shooting was a child, police said, adding that a suspect was taken into custody at the scene.
A suspect was also taken into custody shortly after the shooting, reported around 9:30 p.m. Sunday, police said.
The shooting occurred during the Krewe of Bacchus parade in a neighborhood outside the tourist-packed French Quarter. The route was filled with families with young children enjoying the parade when they heard gunshots, witnesses toldPolice are pictured at the scene of a shooting along the Krewe of Bacchus parade in New Orleans on Feb. 19, 2023.
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