Lower Garden District shooting leaves man dead

NEW ORLEANS ( WGNO ) — A man is dead after a shooting in the Lower Garden District early Monday, July 8.

According to the New Orleans Police Department, at 1:27 a.m., police responded to a call of a shooting at the corner of Tchoupitoulas Street and Andrew Higgins Drive.

When they arrived, officers found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

He was pronounced dead on the scene by EMS.

No further details are available.

The Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office will release the victim’s identity after an autopsy is done and the family is notified.

Anyone with information on the incident can call NOPD Homicide detectives at 504-658-5300 or Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111.

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