Police in New Orleans are looking for those responsible for a pair of shootings at a second line parade yesterday. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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Today a cold front will bring isolated showers and thunderstorms this afternoon, followed by a widespread line of storms overnight. Sean Richardson has more.
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Two people are killed and 11 others are hurt in a pair of shootings during a Nine Times Social Aid and Pleasure Club second line parade yesterday afternoon in the St. Roch (Rock) area of New Orleans.
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New Orleans Police Commissioner Anne Kirkpatrick says the second line parade was allowed to continue after the first shooting since no one in the initial shooting was killed. The two people who were killed were both shot in the second wave of violence. Kirkpatrick says the people responsible for the shootings are still on the loose, and police are actively searching for them. She says second line parades are an important part of New Orleans culture.
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The two murders bring to 119 the total number of murders in New Orleans this year. Kirkpatrick says, however, that murders are trending way down in the city.
At this time, Kirkpatrick says it’s unclear whether the two shootings are related to one another.
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We could be in for a stormy night tonight. LSU Climatologist Barry Keim says a cold front will bring isolated showers and thunderstorms Monday afternoon, followed by a widespread line of storms overnight.
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Southeast Louisiana faces the highest storm risk overnight, with damaging winds, possible tornadoes, and heavy rains that could cause flash flooding. Keim says the area could get up to five inches of rain.
Storms will exit Tuesday, bringing clearing skies and a warm afternoon in the low 80s. Cooler air will arrive late Tuesday night, dropping Wednesday morning temperatures to the 40s. The latter half of the week features chilly mornings, highs in the 60s, and sunny, low-humidity conditions. Keim says fall weather fans can look forward to breaking out sweaters as the season finally sets in.
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Four people are killed in a mobile home fire in Sulphur, in southwest Louisiana. Assistant Fire Chief Chris Vice says the home was heavily involved by the time firefighters arrived early yesterday morning.
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Vice says the four victims were all members of the same family.
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Vice says while the cause of the fire is still unclear, investigators have narrowed the possibilities down to three.
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Vice says firefighters could not confirm the presence of working smoke detectors inside the home. No adjacent properties were damaged.