When the shooting ended, the suspect was dead and five bystanders had been wounded, one critically, NOLA.com reported. No officers were injured in the shootout, but one was injured in a car accident on the way to the scene. The investigation is continuing. NOPD: 5 innocent bystanders struck in this exchange. All in stable except 1, who is in emergency surgery. — Ramon Antonio Vargas (@RVargasAdvocate) February 18, 2019<doc-sep>Hide Transcript Show Transcript WEBVTT HAVE ANY OF THE VICTIM’S BEEN RELEASED? TRAVERS: YES, THREE VICTIMS HAVE BEEN RELEASED. TWO REMAIN HERE AT UMC, STILL HOSPITALIZED. WE DON’T KNOW THEIR NAMES, BUT WE DO KNOW THEIR AGES AND CONDITIONS. THE NOPD TELLS US AS THE CHAOTIC SCENE UNFOLDED LAST NIGHT, A 17-YEAR-OLD FEMALE WAS SHOT IN THE LEG. SHE IS ONE OF THE TWO THAT REMAINS HOSPITALIZED. FOUR MEN WERE SHOT. THEIR AGES, 32, 30 3, 34, AND 37. THREE HAVE BEEN RELEASED. AS FOR WHO FIRE THE SHOT TO HIT THE PEOPLE, THE NOPD SAYS IT IS DOING BALLISTIC TESTS AND WEAPONS RECONSTRUCTION AS WELL AS INTERVIEWING WITNESSES AND VICTIMS. THE NOPD IS UNDER WHAT’S CALLED A FEDERAL CONSENT DECREE, WHICH IS A SET OF RULES AND GUIDELINES THAT OFFICERS MUST FOLLOW ON-THE-JOB. ONE SECURITY EXPERT SAYS WHEN OFFICERS ARE SHOT AT, THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT ALLOW THEM TO RETURN FIRE. >> AT THIS POINT, IT IS PRESERVATION OF LIFE. THEY ARE TRYING TO STOP THE THREAT. THEY ARE TRYING TO NEUTRALIZE THE THREAT AND STOP SHOOTING TOWARDS THEM, WITH IN WHICH CASE THEY DID LAST NIGHT. TRAVERS: THE NOPD NOT YET RELEASING BODY CAMERA VIDEO OF THIS INCIDENT. OBVIOUSLY, STILL PART OF THIS CRITICAL INVESTIGATION. WE SHOULD ALSO POINT OUT THAT THE ENTIRE SHOOTOUT HAPPENED DIRECTLY BENEATH ONE OF THE CITY’S REAL-TIME CRIME CAMERAS. THAT VIDEO ALSO NOT YET RELEASED AT THIS TIME. Advertisement Downtown New Orleans shootout: Latest details about investigation, 5 bystanders wounded Share Shares Copy Link Copy Gunman killed in downtown shootoutGunman identified as Reginald BurseyFive innocent bystanders were woundedUnknown if bystanders were shot by police or suspectGunman was armed robbery suspect Five innocent bystanders suffered gunshot wounds as police engaged in a shootout with a gunman Sunday night in a busy area of downtown New Orleans, officials said.The suspected gunman, identified as 32-year-old Reginald Bursey, was shot and killed in the shootout with New Orleans police at the scene near Canal Street and Elk Place, according to police.No police officers were injured.Bursey was suspected of being a gang member in Texas and was a person of interest in two armed robberies in New Orleans, law enforcement sources said.The Orleans Parish Coroner's Office confirmed that Bursey suffered multiple gunshot wounds to his torso and extremities in the shootout.Officials said the coroner's office findings have been sent to the Independent Police Monitor's Office, the Federal Consent Decree Monitor and the Police Department's Public Integrity Bureau.According to a spokesperson for the New Orleans Police Department, three of the bystanders have since been released from the hospital. The victims include:Woman, 17, with gunshot wound to the legMan, 34, with gunshot wounds to the left arm, upper abdomenMan, 37, with a gunshot wound to the left shoulder (released from hospital)Man, 33, with gunshot wound to the right elbow (released from hospital)Man, 32, with gunshot wound to the right hip (released from hospital)During a news conference Sunday evening, officials said they were searching for an armed robbery suspect, and when they found Bursey, the suspected gunman shot at officers. The officers returned fire, killing Bursey.The bystanders who were struck in the shootout were waiting at a bus stop, police said.Officials said the gunfire started on Canal Street and Elk Place, but another shooting was reported near Tulane Avenue and Elk Place. Police tape was seen inside Tulane University's Medical Center, according to a reporter on scene.An officer, who was on his way to Canal Street responding to the shooting, was involved in a car accident that ended with their vehicle overturned. Officials said in an update Monday the officer was conscious and is expected to recover.New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell released a statement about the officer:"He’s scratched up and shaken, but in good health--- thanks in no small part to the efforts of a good Samaritan at the scene who immediately pulled the officer from the wreckage and got him to safety. "Investigators said none of the victims' injuries are life threatening. One of them underwent surgery and another remains in critical but stable condition, officials said Monday.Police have not determined whether the bullets that wounded the bystanders came from officers or Bursey in the shootout.Officials said Bursey fired first.Additional updates are expected from police.Stay with WDSU for updates.Keep up with local news, weather and current events with the WDSU app here. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news right in your inbox. Click here to sign up!<doc-sep>A mural of George Floyd is shown in the intersection of 38th St & Chicago Ave on March 31, 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Community members continue preparations during the third day in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is charged with multiple counts of murder in the death of George Floyd. 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(Photo by CARLOS OSORIO / POOL / AFP) (Photo by CARLOS OSORIO/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) 'Never seen levels like this': Union president on airline passenger misconduct Memorial Day weekend will bring rain and cool air for much of the East (CNN) — Five people waiting at a bus stop in New Orleans were shot during a police shootout with a robbery suspect Sunday, police said. The suspect was fatally shot by a Louisiana State Police officer at the end of foot chase with gunfire throughout, Chief Shaun Ferguson said. Ferguson said detectives had been investigating two armed robberies in the city’s 6th district when they identified a person of interest near a bus stop at the intersection of Canal Street and Elk Place at 6:43 p.m. Google Maps Five people were shot during a police shootout in New Orleans Sunday. The detectives called uniformed officers to help question the suspect, but when they attempted to engage, the individual pulled out a weapon and began firing, he said. A detective and one of the officers returned fire and five bystanders – all adults – were struck during the exchange of gunfire, Ferguson said. Four were in stable condition. One was in critical condition and required surgery, he said. The gunfire continued down Elk Place toward Tulane Avenue, where the robbery suspect fired at a state police officer who was responding to the “officer in danger” code, Ferguson said. The officer returned fire, hitting the suspect, who died at University Hospital, Ferguson said. The police chief said there was an RTA bus at the bus stop at the time of the gunfight, but no one on the bus was injured. He said it was too early in the investigation to determine who was shot by whom.<doc-sep>
The New Orleans Police Department said officers investigating two armed robberies that happened last week confronted a man deemed a person of interest in the crimes, according to local news reports. Police said the man, whom they haven’t identified, fired a gun at officers as they approached. The shootout that injured the five bystanders happened Sunday night, and officials said the robbery suspect was killed during an exchange of gunfire between the suspect and officers with the New Orleans Police Department and the Louisiana State Police that stretched over two city blocks. NEW ORLEANS — Five people waiting at a downtown New Orleans bus stop were wounded by gunfire during a police shootout with an armed robbery suspect, authorities said, in a city weekend marred with multiple shootings. New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Shaun Ferguson said at a press briefing that it was too early to tell who fired the bullets that hit the bystanders at the bus stop. Of those wounded, four victims were listed in stable condition at a local hospital, while the fifth victim was in critical condition Sunday night. Authorities haven’t released their names. A New Orleans police officer also suffered injuries when his vehicle flipped as he attempted to reach the scene. Ferguson and State Police Superintendent Colonel Kevin Reeves expressed remorse for the injured bystanders. But Ferguson defended officers’ actions, saying they were fired on first and shot back to defend themselves, their colleagues, and members of the public. In addition to internal investigators and state troopers, the FBI and New Orleans’ independent police monitor will review Sunday’s gun battle, Ferguson said. Ten shootings were reported across the New Orleans region over the weekend, according to NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune. New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell noted the weekend’s violence, which started on the street where she lives, happened as the city is ramping up its Mardi Gras festivities and readying for an influx of crowds. ‘‘We’re going to do what we do best in terms of hosting these large-scale events in our city,’’ Cantrell said at a press conference, according to The New Orleans Advocate. ‘‘So we’re prepared, but these things do happen. We’re going to do everything possible to make sure that they do not happen in the future.’’ Among the bloodshed, two teenagers were injured Friday in a shooting while they were on a home’s porch. Also that day, a 25-year-old man was shot in New Orleans and drove himself home to the suburb of Covington before seeking help at a hospital two days later. On Saturday, police said a 22-year-old man was killed in the New Orleans suburb of Kenner after a bar fight led to a drive-by shooting. The suspected shooter was arrested. Later that day, New Orleans police found a man shot to death under an interstate overpass and another man shot and killed inside his pickup truck in different incidents. Law enforcement responding to a crash on Interstate 10 just west of New Orleans on Sunday morning found a man shot to death in a car riddled with bullet holes. In a separate shooting Sunday afternoon, police said one man was killed and another injured in New Orleans’ Central City neighborhood.