New Orleans Police are investigating a shooting that injured two men near the intersection of Royal and St. Ann streets Sunday, officials said.
Police said the incident occurred shortly before 12:30 a.m., when the two victims were shot after getting into a verbal altercation with a suspect who was armed with a gun.
Both men, aged 30 and 35, were struck with several bullets and later transported to a nearby hospital, according to the NOPD, which did not disclose the conditions of the two victims.
Officials said the shooter, who hasn’t been identified, fled the scene and hasn’t been captured.