5 shootings, 5 lives taken in early weekend crime across New Orleans

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5 shootings, 5 lives taken in early weekend crime across New Orleans

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The first shooting happened at about 11:20 Friday morning in the 1200 block of Sumner Street where police said a 63-year-old man was shot multiple times and killed. EMT''s pronounced the man dead on the scene.

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Hours later, just after 1 p.m., the NOPD responded to the 2200 block of Cobblestone Lane where they said a woman was found suffering from a gunshot wound. She was pronounced dead on the scene.

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The third shooting happened Saturday morning in the 3700 block of Herschel Street just before 4:20. Police said they found a man at the location unresponsive. He was taken to the hospital where he late died from his injuries.

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Another Saturday shooting happened at about 12:14 p.m. in the 2200 block of Westbend Parkway where officers said a man was found with a gunshot wound. He was declared dead on the scene.

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On Friday night just before 10:30, police said a man was found lying in a parking lot in the 6800 block of Tara Lane in the West Lake Forest area, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The man was pronounced dead on the scene.

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A man shot a 14-year-old boy late Saturday in the Desire development area, the New Orleans Police Department said.

The boy and two other unknown people were in a vehicle near Morrice Duncan Drive and Abundance Street about 11:55 p.m., when an unknown male approached them and fired a weapon.

The boy was struck by gunfire and taken by Emergency Medical Services personnel to a hospital.

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