man shot 18 times after flashing headlights, NOPD says

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After shooting someone in Georgia and robbing an Alabama gasoline station at gunpoint, a man came to New Orleans’ French Quarter early Sunday, encountered a motorist who flashed his lights at him, and shot the driver nearly 20 times, including three to the head

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The man he allegedly shot in New Orleans somehow survived the attack and was listed in stable condition at University Medical Center later in the day, according to documents that were filed in criminal court Monday

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Brown allegedly waived his right to remain silent when a detective met with him. He explained he had “shot some people” on Friday night in his hometown of Columbus, Georgia, over a "drug-related disagreement" and was worried that he had killed an innocent bystander

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Brown immediately drove roughly four hours to Mobile, Alabama, in hopes of visiting his child but was unable to find the kid, police said. So he allegedly said he headed toward a gasoline station in Mobile and robbed it at gunpoint.

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saw a car inching up behind him and flashing his lights, and he became fearful when he realized the driver was speaking on a phone, police said. Brown said he thought the driver “was after him” so he “handled it” by getting out of his car and shooting the man in the other vehicle

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man drove to the Hyatt Hotel in the 800 block of Iberville Street about 6:45 a.m. Sunday and reported being shot less than a half-mile away in the 100 block of Decatur Street. Medical personnel later counted 18 bullet wounds on the victim’s body, and officers who went to the scene of the attack found 11 spent shell casings

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Police confiscated a 9mm Glock pistol from Brown’s car as he was arrested and taken to a French Quarter police station for questioning.

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