NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The New Orleans Police Department reported a homicide that occurred in the 8800 block of Bunker Hill Road on Friday night.
According to the initial police report, Seventh District officers responded to the scene at 8:22 p.m. and upon arrival found a male victim fatally wounded from multiple gunshots.
The victim died at the scene.
On Monday, March 7, the New Orleans’ Coroner’s Office identified the victim as 17-year-old Rashad Smith. The preliminary cause of death has been listed as a gunshot wound.
Related to the incident, a female victim reportedly arrived at a hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg.
She was reported in stable condition at the time of the report.
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