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9 Shootings in Single Day, New Orleans Becomes ‘America’s Murder Capital’ of 2022

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9 Shootings in Single Day, New Orleans Becomes ‘America’s Murder Capital’ of 2022
Investigators search the crime scene of a shooting at Xavier University in New Orleans on May 31, 2022. Gerald Herbert/AP Photo
Naveen Athrappully
By Naveen Athrappully
1/2/2023Updated: 1/2/2023
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The city of New Orleans has seen nine shooting incidents in a span of just 24 hours that has left three people dead, a tragedy that comes at a time when the number of homicides happening in the city is at a level unseen in over a quarter century.

The first incident took place on Dec. 28 at around 11:30 a.m. when the police received a call about a shooting at a residence in Algiers. On arrival, they found that an armed intruder was shot down by the homeowner. The intruder was taken to a hospital where he died.

Naveen Athrappully
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Naveen Athrappully is a news reporter covering business and world events at The Epoch Times.
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