Police investigate baby injuries after shooting in New Orleans
«It was a tragedy. It was a tragic incident,» said James Henderson, an officer from the New Orleans Police Department’s Central District.
Authorities said the child, whose name hasn’t been released, was in a crib when police and fire arrived at the home about 5:15 p.m. Thursday and discovered the 4-month-old boy shot in the head, with a single bullet lodged in his brain. A police officer w오바마카지노as also struck during the incident, he said.
The child was flown to Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., according to Henderson. Henderson said an autopsy is planned for next week.
The New Orleans Police Department’s Central District said Wednesday afternoon that there was a possible shooter at the home and police evacuated the two businesses immediately after. A SWAT team was called in to a nearby house about 1:45 a.m., according to the department. Police later evacuated the New Orleans apartment complex after finding an active shooter. Police said it could be about 20 minutes until an official count can be made on the shooting, Henderson said.
All lanes of Interstate 10 were blocked off for several hours. The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for parts of New Orleans and Carrollton County as it passed throug골목h the area, according to Weather.com.
By Thursday afternoon, NOPD was back online and officials announced there were no active shooter reports in the New Orleans area.
Investigators said the investigation into what went wrong is ongoing, and authorities were still trying to determine whether the shooting could have been carried out by a man with a history of mental illness. Police say it’s also unclear if a블랙 잭nyone else was involved in the incident.
«It is a tragic loss,» Henderson said. «This isn’t just a child. It’s not just a parent.»
A memorial for the victim was established around 6:40 p.m. in the home on North Main Street. More than 100 people attended the dedication.
Police said the home was burglarized about five minutes after the shooting. When they arrived and began to investigate, Henderson said one of the victims ran outside as police confronted the suspect, who was sitting inside of his home. The suspect then ran outside of a fourth-floor window onto the street.
According to the police report, no one was hurt in the home’s home invasion.