The weather is improving: 6 separate shootings in New Orleans on Easter Sunday

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6 separate shootings in Orleans Parish on Easter Sunday leave 1 dead, 7 injured

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The first shooting happened just after 2 a.m. in the 1600 block of Elysian Fields Avenue in the St. Roch neighborhood.

A man was shot in the thigh after he was robbed.

The second shooting happened 30 minutes later in the 2000 block of St. Charles Avenue in the Lower Garden District.

A man was walking to his car and heard an argument between two large groups of people. The man continued walking, but shots rang out and he was struck. He was then taken to the hospital by private conveyance.

The third shooting was around 11:30 a.m. in the 5400 block of Grand Bayou Drive in New Orleans East.

A man was shot in the foot.

Later in the afternoon, around 4:45 p.m., two men were shot in the 2600 block of South Rocheblave Street in the Hoffman Triangle Neighborhood.

No word on their conditions at this time.

Less than an hour later, a fifth shooting occurred around 5:35 p.m. in the 3100 block of Gentilly Boulevard in Gentilly.

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