2 New Orleans Police Officers ‘Ambushed,’ Shot, Suspect Arrested

2 New Orleans Police Officers ‘Ambushed,’ Shot, Suspect Arrested
A police car in downtown in Newnan, Ga., on April 20, 2018. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
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Two police officers in New Orleans were injured, one seriously, after being shot at in the city’s French Quarter on Friday, the New Orleans Police Department said.

The incident occurred around 4:30 p.m. at the intersection of Royal and St. Philip streets. Two officers were patrolling the area in a marked New Orleans Police Department SUV when a pedicab passenger opened fire on the vehicle for no apparent reason.

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