In Bourbon Street mass shooting, here is what we know so far</s>NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Police say one man is dead and nine others injured following a shooting in the French Quarter.

Police Superintendent Michael Harrison said during a news conference that officers responded about 1:30 a.m. Sunday to the shooting at the intersection of Iberville and Bourbon streets.

Harrison said the shooting victims whose ages ranged from 20 to 37 included two females and eight males. One male victim died at a hospital.

Harrison said police do not know what motivated the shooting, but one male victim was among two men arrested on firearms charges.

Harrison said the shooting happened despite an increased police presence for the Bayou Classic football game Saturday night between Southern and Grambling universities.

No further information was immediately available. An investigation is ongoing.</s>Two people were arrested for carrying firearms illegally after the incident in the famous French Quarter early Sunday.

Ten people were shot — one fatally — in New Orleans early Sunday, authorities said. Two people have been arrested for illegally carrying firearms following the incident.

The shooting took place at the intersection of Iberville and Bourbon streets in the French Quarter. Police Superintendent Michael Harrison said the victims — two women and eight men — were aged between 20 and 37. One of the men died at a hospital.

“This is not something that should've happened,” Harrison told reporters. He also said “30 or more [officers were] in the block” for the Bayou Classic football game Saturday night between Southern and Grambling universities when shots were fired.

The motive of the shooting remains unclear. Authorities have launched an investigation into the matter.

“[Police] officers made two arrests at the scene, both males, for illegal carrying of weapons charges. One of the arrested individuals was identified as a victim in the incident, who is being treated for his injuries. The second arrest was an unrelated individual found to be in illegal possession of a handgun at the scene,” New Orleans Police Department said, in a statement.

“Very tragic, unacceptable set of circumstances,” New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, who was at the shooting site, told reporters. “Totally unacceptable. The violence continues to spin out of control.”</s>The shooting took place during the Bayou Classic Weekend, four days of events that include a parade and a college football game featuring Grambling State versus Southern University.

The two women and eight men shot were aged between 20 and 37, the New Orleans Police Department said in a statement.

Police received a call just before 1:30 a.m. local time reporting shots at the intersection of Bourbon and Iberville streets, near the western edge of the French Quarter.

The area is popular with tourists and was especially crowded because of the Thanksgiving weekend holiday and the football game, which had ended some six hours earlier in the Superdome, a short walk away.

"This was not the place or time to bring firearms to the Bayou Classic or any event," said Police Superintendent Michael Harrison, according to CNN affiliate WVUE . "This is not the place where something like this should happen." Dozens of police, stationed in the neighborhood for Bayou Classic special events, responded to the call. Some officers heard the shots and ran toward the shooting scene, Harrison told CNN affiliate WDSU One male victim died in a hospital of his injuries, police said. "It's totally unacceptable ... the violence just continues to spin out of control, with people brandishing weapons whenever they think they can," Mayor Mitch Landrieu told reporters . "It's just a tragic end to what was otherwise a beautiful weekend." Police arrested two men at the scene for illegally carrying of weapons. One of them was identified as a victim in the shooting, police said, and was being treated for injuries. Officers also arrested another man for illegal possession of a handgun. Harrison said he did not know what led to the shooting. Police said they were gathering evidence, including surveillance video footage, and were interviewing victims and witnesses. "Anybody who has any information about what happened out here -- what you saw, what you heard -- we're asking you to call us," Harrison said</s>One man was killed and nine people were injured after a shooting in the bustling French Quarter of New Orleans.

Two women and eight men were hurt during the shooting in the tourist district famed for its bars, bright lights and live music.

Police said the shooter opened fire shortly before 1.40am on Sunday local time (7.40am GMT) at the corner of Bourbon and Iberville streets.

The victims were aged between 20 and 37, Police Superintendent Michael Harrison said. One man died at a hospital.

Police believe that two men had begun arguing and shooting in the street and that none of the victims were the intended target.

Mr Harrison said one male victim was among two men arrested on firearms charges.

Hours later, people gathered for a candelit vigil close to the scene of the shooting to pay tribute to the victims.

Extra uniformed and plainclothes officers were already on duty and ambulance crews were on standby for the Bayou Classic football game on Saturday night between Southern and Grambling universities.

Officers were nearby, heard the shots and ran toward them.

Mr Harrison asked that anyone witnessing the shooting to call police so "we can hold those accountable who committed this heinous crime and prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law".

During a news conference with Mr Harrison, Mayor Mitch Landrieu said authorities would pursue the shooters "very, very aggressively".

"It's totally unacceptable," Mr Landrieu said. "I mean, the violence just continues to spin out of control with people brandishing weapons whenever they think they can."</s>Orleans Parish Sheriff Office mounted patrol block off a crime scene after a fatal shooting in New Orleans, on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016. (Matthew Hinton/The Advocate via AP)

New Orleans Police Department investigators study a crime scene after a fatal shooting in New Orleans, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016. (Matthew Hinton/The Advocate via AP)

New Orleans Police Department investigators study a crime scene after a fatal shooting in New Orleans, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016. (Matthew Hinton/The Advocate via AP)

A crime scene technician collects clothing from the street as New Orleans Police investigate a fatal shooting at Iberville and Bourbon streets early Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016, in New Orleans. (Michael DeMocker/NOLA.com The Times-Picayune via AP)

A crime scene technician collects evidence from the street as New Orleans Police investigate a fatal shooting at Iberville and Bourbon streets early Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016, in New Orleans. (Michael DeMocker/NOLA.com The Times-Picayune via AP)

New Orleans Police investigate a shooting a fatal shooting early Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016, in New Orleans. (Michael DeMocker/NOLA.com The Times-Picayune via AP)

New Orleans Police Department investigators study a crime scene after a fatal shooting in New Orleans on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016. (Matthew Hinton/The Advocate via AP)

A crime scene technician collects a shell casing as New Orleans Police investigate a fatal shooting at Iberville and Bourbon streets early Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016, in New Orleans. (Michael DeMocker/NOLA.com The Times-Picayune via AP)

An evidence cone marks a hat by a bike as New Orleans Police investigate a fatal shooting early Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016, in New Orleans. (Michael DeMocker/NOLA.com The Times-Picayune via AP)

NEW ORLEANS — One man was killed, nine people were injured and witnesses said others ran in panic during an early Sunday shooting in New Orleans’ French Quarter, a bustling tourist destination packed with bright lights, bars and live music.

Police Superintendent Michael Harrison said officers responded about 1:30 a.m. Sunday to the shooting at the intersection of Iberville and Bourbon streets.

The shooting victims were two women and eight men, ranging in age from 20 to 37, he said. One man died at a hospital.

Harrison said police do not know what motivated the shooting, but one male victim was among two men arrested on firearms charges.

Harrison said the shooting happened despite an increased police presence for the Bayou Classic football game Saturday night between Southern and Grambling universities. He said officers were nearby, heard the shots and ran toward them.

Glean Williams, who was selling hats and other items at a table a block away from the shooting, told NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune (http://bit.ly/2foeQRu ) that people ran into doorways and hotels, or hid behind palm trees decorated with Christmas lights along nearby Canal Street.

“It was panic,” said Williams, 24. “Everybody started running. People getting run over, stepped on, knocked over.”

Harrison asked that anyone witnessing the shooting to call police so “we can hold those accountable who committed this heinous crime and prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law.”

During a news conference with Harrison, Mayor Mitch Landrieu said authorities would pursue the shooters “very, very aggressively.”

“It’s totally unacceptable,” Landrieu said. “I mean, the violence just continues to spin out of control with people brandishing weapons whenever they think they can.”</s>ONE person has been killed and nine injured in a shooting in New Orleans.

A man died as a result of his injuries after the incident in the French Quarter in the early hours of Sunday.

Via twitter, local police confirmed "10 victims were shot" at the intersection of Iberville and Bourbon streets.

No further information is known about the injuries of those taken to hospital.</s>NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on a mass shooting in the New Orleans French Quarter (all times local):

New Orleans authorities are identifying the man killed in a shooting that also injured nine other people in a busy tourist district.

Police Superintendent Michael Harrison says none of the victims was an intended target when two other men began arguing and shooting early Sunday in the French Quarter.

Harrison says the man killed was 25-year-old Demontris Toliver. He adds that five of the victims were released from a hospital by Sunday afternoon, and four remained hospitalized with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.

Investigators were searching for the suspected shooters, who fled on foot.

Mayor Mitch Landrieu says the suspects are believed to be from out of town. He called the gun violence "completely unacceptable."

New Orleans Police say a man has died following a shooting in the French Quarter.

Police said in a statement Sunday morning that "multiple victims" may have been involved in the shooting that happened at the intersection of Iberville and Bourbon streets.

They say a victim identified as a male died at the hospital. No further information was immediately available.

This story has been corrected to remove the reference to the city where Demontris Toliver lived.</s>A shooting in New Orleans’ Bourbon Street tourist quarter killed one man and wounded nine other people early on Sunday, and police have arrested two people on weapons charges, authorities said.

Dozens of officers who responded to reports of gunfire at about 1:30 a.m. found people aged between 20 and 37 wounded at the scene, police said in a statement.

Ambulances took the victims to hospitals, where one man died. Another victim was taken to a hospital by a private vehicle, the statement said.

The victims were eight men and two women, and the cause of the incident is under investigation. Officers arrested two people at the scene on weapons charges, including one who was wounded.

The shooting took place as New Orleans has deployed extra police patrols during the Bayou Classic weekend, which features a football game between Grambling State and Southern universities.</s>There was an attempted murder late Saturday night in Montreal North, on des Récollets Ave., near Prieur St.

Around 10:30, a 27-year-old man, who was walking on the street, when he was approached by at least one person who opened fire in his direction.

The victim was hit by at least one bullet, Montreal police said. He ran and found refuge in a an apartment building near where the attack happened. He was taken to hospital, but his life is not in danger.

An investigation is underway, but no suspect has been arrested.

New Orleans Police say one man is dead and nine others injured following a shooting in the French Quarter. Police Superintendent Michael Harrison said during a news conference that officers responded about 1:30 a.m. Sunday to the shooting at the intersection of Iberville and Bourbon streets.

Harrison said the shooting victims whose ages ranged from 20 to 37 included two females and eight males. One male victim died at a hospital. Harrison said police do not know what motivated the shooting, but one male victim was among two men arrested on firearms charges.

Harrison said the shooting happened despite an increased police presence for the Bayou Classic football game Saturday night between Southern and Grambling universities. No further information was immediately available. An investigation is ongoing.

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One person is killed, and nine others wounded in a mass shooting in the French Quarter section of New Orleans, following the Bayou Classic football game. Police arrest two men, one of whom was injured during the shooting.