NEW ORLEANS (AP) — More than a half-dozen shootings that killed three and injured at least 12 happened across New Orleans in a violent Memorial Day weekend that saw a 12-year-old among the dead, according to the city’s police department.
WWL-TV reports the child was fatally shot Sunday night at a birthday party in the Holy Cross neighborhood. First responders took her to the hospital, where she died from her injuries. Also injured were a 19-year-old man and an unknown third victim, who were both hospitalized.