5 Wounded in Bourbon Street Shooting

Five people are wounded in a shooting on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter in New Orleans. This shooting in one of our nation's biggest tourist areas comes just a day after Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins traveled to New Orleans to take a look at that city's crime control center,

Fox News reports the shooting happened at about 2am Saturday morning. All of the victims are expected to survive. But 2 people were rushed to a NOLA area hospital by ambulance. Two others went in private cars and one was treated at the scene.

#NOPDAlert: Detectives are investigating shooting in 100 block of Bourbon St. Initial reports show multiple victims - one victim reportedly arrived at a local hospital via private conveyance, while two victims have been transported via EMS to a local hospital. pic.twitter.com/8eq0GWyIvT

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