Surveillance camera footage courtesy of NOPD. New Orleans Police are seeking an unidentified male riding a yellow bike who they say slashed a victim in Jackson Square on Saturday.
The incident occurred at about 2:12 a.m. in Jackson Square, where an unidentified male on the yellow bike attacked the victim and rode away from the scene down St. Anne Street, according to the NOPD.
Police described the bike as a yellow cruiser-style bike and said the male is wanted on suspicion of aggravated battery by cutting. No further information was provided.
Anyone with information on the incident or the bicycle rider is asked to contact NOPD’s Eighth District detectives at 504-658-6080. Surveillance camera footage of the alleged suspect released by the NOPD is included below.
Tony Webster | CC Flickr One person sustained gunshot wounds in a shooting last week after they were caught in a crossfire on Canal Street, according to New Orleans Police.
Police responded to the incident shortly after 9 p.m. on May 3 in the 700 block of Canal Street, where a man was shot in the crossfire after two individuals began shooting at each other, NOPD said.
Upon arrival, police officials said they located a 49-year-old man near Willie’s Chicken Shack. The man, who was not identified, was transported to a local hospital via EMS.
No suspects were immediately identified, according to the NOPD.
Mayor LaToya Cantrell released a statement on May 4 calling the shooting an “isolated incident.
“The New Orleans Police Department wants to assure the public that this was an isolated incident, and our downtown community remains safe, serving as our city’s cultural, historic and economic center,” said Mayor LaToya Cantrell. “Drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors every year, we must do our part to continue the progress we’ve made protecting all the people who choose to live, work and visit here. I am sending my sincerest love and prayers to all those affected by this random, senseless act of violence. The city of New Orleans has you all in our thoughts.”
Denise McSweeny-Melton said she was within feet of the shooting while walking back to her hotel room on Canal Street.
“Our last night in New Orleans I thought it would be cool to see [Bourbon] Street on our way to the Lafayette Hotel on the other side on Canal Street,” she said. “That turned out to be a bad idea. We were five feet from a crossfire shooting (I looked right at the shooter while he was shooting) that hit a bystander. My sister was really shaken but we are OK.”
New Orleans Police are searching for a male suspect after he allegedly burglarized a residence on Tuesday while it was burglarized and threw the female occupant on the ground after he was confronted.
The incident occurred at about 5:30 a.m. in the 700 block of Esplanade Avenue when the suspect entered the residence while the occupant was asleep, according to the New Orleans Police Department.
The NOPD said that the female occupant woke up to find the alleged suspect rummaging through her belongings and attempted to stop him, but he threw her down. The man, who is described as an unknown Black male and walks with a visible limp, fled the scene on a bicycle while still in possession of the victim’s belongings.
Anyone with additional information on this incident is urged to contact NOPD Eighth District detectives at 504-658-6080. Those who want to report information anonymously can call Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans at 504-822-1111 or toll-free at 1-877-903-7867. The NOPD said that all suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
The NOPD has provided a picture of the alleged suspect, which is shown below.
New Orleans Police said one person was stabbed Sunday by an unidentified male suspect following an altercation on Orleans Avenue.
The incident occurred at about 8:29 p.m. in the 800 block of Orleans Ave., where a known male was involved in an altercation with the suspect, who produced a weapon and stabbed the victim in the arm, according to the NOPD.
The suspect fled in an unknown direction and the male victim was transported to a local hospital, where he received treatment for his injury, the NOPD said.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact Eighth District detectives at 504-658-6080.
Three people were injured by a single bullet allegedly fired by a woman following an altercation with a security guard at a Bourbon Street nightclub on Sunday, according to the New Orleans Police Department.
The incident occurred at about 1:16 a.m. in the 700 block of Bourbon Street, where 19-year-old Savannah Bowman pulled out a handgun following the altercation and fired a single shot that fragmented, striking three victims, according to the NOPD.
The NOPD said two victims were transported via EMS to a local hospital where they were treated for their wounds, while the third victim refused medical attention. Bowman allegedly pointed the gun at the security guard, who the NOPD identified as a fourth victim in the incident.
Bowman was arrested by police shortly after the incident and booked into the Orleans Parish Justice Center on suspicion of several charges, including three counts of aggravated battery, two counts of illegally carrying a weapon, and one count each of illegal use of a weapon, illegally carrying a firearm and aggravated assault with a firearm, online records show.
Records show Bowman made her first appearance via video conference in Orleans Parish Magistrate Court Section M2, where her bond was set at $80,000, and is schedule to make her next appearance at 3 p.m. on June 1 in Section M5.
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