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'Like a war zone': 6 killed, 12 wounded in New Orleans' bloodiest weekend in 10 years

Posted on 4/12/22 at 8:24 am
Posted by frequent flyer
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Member since Jul 2021
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Posted on 4/12/22 at 8:24 am



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A school bus wended through sun-dappled streets of Algiers and a rooster crowed as several dozen people assembled a block from L.B. Landry High School, some embracing one another, others speaking in low voices on cell phones: “Oh my God. It’s him. Oh my God, oh my God.” Behind yellow crime-scene tape, technicians placed evidence markers by the supine body of Kenneth Faggin, 63, who had been a fixture in the once-quiet neighborhood for about a year before he was shot dead on the sidewalk midday Friday in the 1200 block of Sumner Street.

A resident of the violence-plagued Fischer public housing complex in the 1990s, Faggin was friendly and quick to laugh, according to a longtime friend. She asked not to be identified because she feared retaliation. As she lingered at the scene of Faggin’s slaying, another woman was shot dead two miles away in the 2200 block of Cobblestone Lane, near the troubled Oakmont apartment complex.

Their deaths kicked off New Orleans’ bloodiest weekend in a decade. By sunrise Monday, 18 people would be shot, six fatally. A 14-year-old was among the wounded.

New Orleans police had made no arrests in any of the 15 shooting incidents as of late Monday.



The Advocate - New Orleans
Posted by VaeVictus
Member since Feb 2017
1814 posts
Posted on 4/12/22 at 8:26 am to
Definition of insanity at the ballot box.
Posted by Saskwatch
Member since Feb 2016
18002 posts
Posted on 4/12/22 at 8:27 am to
I see no one is getting blasted on Allen Toussaint Blvd... Thank tha lawd
Posted by Breauxsif
Member since May 2012
22292 posts
Posted on 4/12/22 at 8:27 am to
Triple homicide off of Gen De Gaulle
Posted by Klark Kent
Houston via BR
Member since Jan 2008
73251 posts
Posted on 4/12/22 at 8:29 am to
if i had to guess the local media is parroting the white house administration’s attempt to place the blame on ghost guns. Our media in Houston immediately pivoted from a 3 day spree of 5 gun homicides in Texas City to “muh, ghost guns”. Never actually discussing the underlying problems.
Posted by Jimmy2shoes
The South
Member since Mar 2014
11004 posts
Posted on 4/12/22 at 8:29 am to
I sure hope they take down more statues. That will put an end to all this violence!
Posted by VolsOut4Harambe
Atlanta, GA
Member since Sep 2017
13767 posts
Posted on 4/12/22 at 8:32 am to
Posted by Splackavellie
Bayou
Member since Oct 2017
12080 posts
Posted on 4/12/22 at 8:33 am to
Posted by tigerpawl
Can't get there from here.
Member since Dec 2003
22628 posts
Posted on 4/12/22 at 8:35 am to
“Because of the community’s tight-knit nature, victims and suspects often worship and study alongside one another at church and school, she said.”

Huh?
Posted by tunechi
Member since Jun 2009
10544 posts
Posted on 4/12/22 at 8:36 am to
well this gives me a great deal of comfort for the Crescent City Classic this weekend
Posted by Athanatos
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2010
8178 posts
Posted on 4/12/22 at 8:37 am to
I don’t recall ever hearing the term ghost guns until the last six months, and many times in the last several weeks. It seems like a solution looking for a problem.
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
297149 posts
Posted on 4/12/22 at 8:39 am to
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“muh, ghost guns”.


Progs learned a new term and will wear the frick out of it.

At least they're over "Historic."
This post was edited on 4/12/22 at 8:41 am
Posted by Swagga
504
Member since Dec 2009
18786 posts
Posted on 4/12/22 at 8:40 am to
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well this gives me a great deal of comfort for the Crescent City Classic this weekend



The city just put on Mardi Gras and the final 4. You’ll be fine for the crescent city classic unless you’re running through the east or Algiers.


Your car on the other hand, should be concerned.
This post was edited on 4/12/22 at 8:41 am
Posted by mauser
Orange Beach
Member since Nov 2008
26106 posts
Posted on 4/12/22 at 8:40 am to
World War 2 museum is spilling out into the streets.
Posted by Pandy Fackler
Member since Jun 2018
21114 posts
Posted on 4/12/22 at 8:46 am to
The only thing I love about New Orleans is there's no last call. Is that because of black people?

But here's what I hate about New Orleans. I hate rape and murder. I hate a city that has vast swaths of unlivable, gang torn real estate. I hate feeling unsafe almost everywhere I go. I hate how filthy looking the city is. Let's see, what else do I hate?

Oh yeah, I frickin' hate jazz. No one listens to jazz, it's awful. shite arse hip hop and bro-country is better than that shite.

So who gets credit for the one thing I love and who gets the blame for everything else?
This post was edited on 4/12/22 at 8:51 am
Posted by Splackavellie
Bayou
Member since Oct 2017
12080 posts
Posted on 4/12/22 at 8:47 am to
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Pandy Fackler
Posted by Areddishfish
The Wild West
Member since Oct 2015
6453 posts
Posted on 4/12/22 at 8:53 am to
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in the once-quiet neighborhood


Y'all ever notice in these hoods that always have shootings and high crime they are always some type of quiet neighborhood.
Posted by EZE Tiger Fan
Member since Jul 2004
55427 posts
Posted on 4/12/22 at 8:56 am to
White Supremacy Never Sleeps! They are hunting us down!
Posted by tigerpawl
Can't get there from here.
Member since Dec 2003
22628 posts
Posted on 4/12/22 at 9:01 am to
Must strive for murder equity. Must be more inclusive for caucs. Need more murder diversity.
Posted by mcpotiger
Missouri
Member since Mar 2005
8922 posts
Posted on 4/12/22 at 9:15 am to
What an complete shithole. Are there any statues left? if so better tear it down, this will solve it. Dumb fricks!
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