Man dead following New Orleans East shooting

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — A man is dead following a shooting that happened in New Orleans East on Tuesday, March 4.

According to the New Orleans Police Department, notification of the shooting, which is believed to have happened in the 5700 block of Crowder Boulevard, came in at 5:53 p.m. The incident was confirmed as a homicide at 6:10 p.m.

The victim was found inside a vehicle with a gunshot wound, dead, on Interstate 10 East, just past the Crowder Boulevard exit.

Police say the shooting may have happened in connection with a reported fight.

The victim’s identity and official cause of death will be released by the Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office after an autopsy and the notification of family.

As of 6:50 p.m., the I-10 East on-ramp at Crowder Boulevard was closed for scene investigation. No further information was provided.

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