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Central City shooting leaves 14-year-old hospitalized, NOPD reports

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The New Orleans Police Department reported a shooting that occurred near the intersection of Freret and Josephine streets in the Central City neighborhood on Tuesday afternoon.

According to the report, the incident was confirmed at 5:30 p.m. happened shortly before 5 approximately 35 minutes earlier.


During the shooting, a 14-year-old girl was struck by gunfire and then transported to the hospital via Emergency Medical Services.

Police have not yet determined a suspect or motive for this incident.

There is no further information available at this time.