PHOTOS: New Orleans police respond to fatal shooting along Mardi Gras parade route Police officers block the scene of a shooting that occured during the Krewe of Bacchus parade in New Orleans Five people were shot Sunday night during the Krewe of Bacchus parade on the busiest weekend of the Mardi Gras season, New Orleans police said. One of the victims died overnight. 1 killed and 4 injured in New Orleans shooting 01:51. Five people were shot at a Mardi Gras parade Sunday night and one died, New Orleans police said. The gunfire erupted around 9:30 p.m. along the route of the popular Krewe of Bacchus parade – traditionally held in the run-up to the Mardi Gras celebration this Tuesday – interrupting a One person is dead and four others injured after a shooting unfolded toward the end of the route of Sunday's Krewe of Bacchus parade, one of the largest of Mardi Gras season in New Orleans, police Mardi Gras shooting: 1 killed, 4 injured, including child, at New Orleans parade NEW ORLEANS -- Five people were shot, one fatally, at the Krewe of Bacchus Parade in New Orleans on Sunday A shooting Sunday night on the Bacchus parade route in New Orleans left one person dead and four others wounded. A suspected shooter was taken into custody. Map of New Orleans Mardi Gras fatal New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Michelle Woodfork gave media outlets an update a day after a shooting killed one man and injured four other people, including a 4-year-old child, along NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The man accused of opening fire on St. Charles Avenue during the Krewe of Bacchus parade has been booked with second-degree murder, New Orleans police announced Monday (Feb. 20). Five people, including a child, were shot when a gunman opened fire during the Krewe of Bacchus parade in New Orleans Sunday -- two days before hundreds of revelers will descend on the city to An otherwise peaceful Mardi Gras season was marred by violence late Sunday when a dozen shots rang out on St. Charles Avenue route during the crowded Krewe of Bacchus parade, scattering onlookers One man was killed and four others were injured when a gunman started shooting near the St. Charles Avenue Carnival parade route in New Orleans on Sunday.The Mass shooting at Bacchus Mardi Gras parade leaves 1 dead, 4 hospitalized: What to know The shooting was at St. Charles Avenue and Terpischore Street. You can watch exclusive coverage of the Bacchus parade and Rendezvous on WWL Louisiana: Chris Franklin, Charisse Gibson, Whitney Miller, Devin Bartolotta, Doug Mouton, and the rest of our crew. The Krewe of Bacchus holds its parade on the Sunday before Mardi Gras Day, drawing crowds of several hundred thousands every year. After travelling through the streets of New Orleans with its massive floats, marching bands, and ceremonial escort groups it ends up inside the Convention Center for their black-tie Rendezvous party of over 9,000 New Orleans police say the shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. in front of the Hoshun restaurant, just steps from where a large crowd lined the street enjoying the Mardi Gras festivities. Police work the scene of a shooting at the Krewe of Bacchus parade on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023. Five people were shot, including a young girl, during a Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, police said Police work the scene of a shooting at the Krewe of Bacchus parade on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023. Five people were shot, including a young girl, during a Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, police said, and a suspect was in custody. (David Grunfeld/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP) Click on the Mardi Gras krewes below for further information about the krewe and to see their usual route for each parade. Krewe of Bacchus 5:15pm view map Sunday March 2nd the evening NOLA.com Mardi Gras for All Y'all Parade Cam broadcast, sponsored by NewOrleans.com, will begin at 5:15 p.m. CST. This stream will include Krewe of Bacchus. Facebook
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