One woman was killed and two others were injured after a man being removed from a restaurant along New Orleans' famed Bourbon Street took a security guard's gun and started firing early Sunday, officials said. New Orleans Police Chief Shaun Ferguson said at a news conference the shooting happened around 3:15 a.m. after a security guard was trying to remove a man from Willie's Chicken Shack when the man somehow took the guard's weapon. The man then opened fire, striking the security guard in the neck and a 36-year-old woman was walking down Bourbon Street at the time. She was taken to University Medical Center where she was pronounced dead, according to Ferguson. “This will not be accepted,” the police chief told reporters. BALTIMORE SEES 14 SHOOTING VICTIMS IN SPAN OF 24 HOURS The suspected shooter was also shot in the shoulder during the struggle over the weapon before he was eventually arrested, police said. Sandy Dalon, who was working as a door girl at Big Daddy’s bar, told NOLA.com she saw a crowd of 50 or 60 people stampeding trying to find open bars or businesses to get inside after gunfire brought out. “They were running, screaming,” she told the news outlet. “They knew there was gunfire and they were trying to get away from it.” Another man walking down Bourbon Street was also injured in the stampede after the initial shooting, police said. Ferguson said that eight officers nearby heard shots fired and responded immediately to "contain the scene." TEXAS POLICE ARREST 18-YEAR-OLD IN AMBUSH-STYLE MURDER OF TWO BROTHERS Police have not released the identity of the woman who was killed. Once an autopsy is completed and the victim’s family is notified, the Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office will release the victim’s name along with an official cause of death, FOX8 reported. The suspect in the shooting, 37-year-old Louis Barnes, was arrested and booked with one count of second-degree murder and one count of attempted second-degree murder, NOLA.com reported. CLICK HERE FOR THE FOX NEWS APP Since Friday, Ferguson said that seven guns have been confiscated during arrests on Bourbon Street. The chief urged people to leave their weapons at home as celebrations rev up as part of Mardi Gras season. "Do not bring guns out here on Bourbon Street," he told reporters. "Please be responsible while you're out here."<doc-sep>New Orleans police say a female bystander was fatally shot as a man being ejected from a Bourbon Street eatery grabbed a security guard's gun and fired it several times as they struggled. Police say the man also shot himself and the guard. A police statement says 37-year-old Louis Barnes was arrested after the shooting early Sunday and underwent shoulder surgery, while the guard had surgery for a neck wound. Police say Barnes faces charges of second-degree murder and attempted murder. It's not known if he has a lawyer. Rosaleen Brown tells The New Orleans Advocate her friend Julie Couvillon was killed. The 36-year-old nurse died at a hospital. Police spokesman Juan Barnes says a third man was also hurt, but not by a bullet, outside the fried chicken-and-daiquiri restaurant.<doc-sep>Hide Transcript Show Transcript WEBVTT FRIENDS ARE JUST A DEVASTATED TONIGHT. >> AROUND THREE: 50 AND SUNDAY MORNING IN THE 400 BLOCK OF BOURBON STREET. NOPD SAYS THE MAN WAS ASKED TO LEAVE THE RESTAURANT AND BAR BY A SECURITY GUARD AND REACHED FOR ETH GUN. SHOTS RANG OUT STRIKING THE SECURITY GUARD AND KILLING AN INNOCENT BYSTANDER, NURSE JULIE COUVILLON. >> OF VICTIMHOOD HAS LOST HER LIFE EARLY THIS MORNING ON BOURBON STREET. ITS I DEFINITELY A FOCUS ON HER AND HER FAMILY. TAMMY: FRIENDS SAY THEY ARE DEVASTATED BY HER DEATH. AND THE SECURITY GUARD, HIS BOSS SAYS HE IS RECOVERING AFTER BEING SHOT IN THE NECK. >> HE HAS TO GO THROUGH THIS. TAMMY: THE DIRECTOR OF THE SECURITY SERVICE COMPANY SAYS HIS EMPLOYEE IS IN A LOT OF PNAI , BUT WILL SURVIVE. >> I AM ANGRY AT THE GENTLEMAN THAT CAUSE THIS TRAGEDY. IT IS VERY SAD, THE SOMEBODY LOST HER LIFE. TAMMY: MEANWHILE, A FRIEND WHO SAYS SHE WAS WITH THEM POLICE CALLED A SUSPECT, SAYS BARNES WAS TRYING TSTOPO THE GUARD FROM SHOOTING HIM. >> WE WERE OUT HERE TO HAVE A GOOD TIME, IT IS NOT WORTH IT. TAMMY: IT IS A PLACE FILLED WITH TOURTS AISND LOCALS OVER 24 HOURS A DAY. >> BULLETS DON’T HAVE EYES, I HAVE ALWAYS SAID THAT. YOU JUST HEAV TO STAY UP ON YOUR SURROUNDINGS. TAY:MM THE SHOOTING DID NOT SEEM TO SCARE PEOPLE OFF, NOT TOURISTS OR LOCALS WORK IN THEIR. >> IT WILL NEVER DISCOURAGE ME. >> NOTHI Advertisement One person killed as suspect, security guard struggle over gun on Bourbon Street Share Shares Copy Link Copy An innocent bystander, an Ochsner nurse and mother, was killed in a deadly shooting over the weekend in the French Quarter.New Orleans police Superintendent Shaun Ferguson said the incident happened around 3:15 a.m. Sunday in the 400 block of Bourbon Street.Ferguson said a security guard was trying to get the suspect, Louis Barnes, to leave a bar. There was a scuffle, and Barnes then reached for the security guard's gun, police said.Ferguson said the guard and Barnes struggled over the gun, which went off.Police said Barnes shot himself in the shoulder, shot the security guard in the neck and fatally shot 36-year-old Julie Couvillon.Couvillon died at the hospital.The hospital issued a statement regarding Couvillon's death:“We are terribly shocked and saddened to learn of the tragic passing of our friend and colleague, Julie Couvillon. "An employee for 13 years, Julie was a beloved nurse who dedicated her life to caring for others. This is a devastating loss to the nurses, employees, physicians and staff across our system. We offer our deepest condolences to her family and the families of the other victims. We ask for respect and privacy for all of the families and others involved during this difficult time.”The armed guard, a 23-year-old identified only as Nick, has worked as a security guard for two years and started working with Elite Protection Solutions a month ago, Willie Harris, the director of the company, said.Nick is expected to make a full recovery. A spokesperson for the police department said officers in the block were able to quickly arrest Barnes after they heard the gunfire. Investigators recovered the weapon and are reviewing video footage of the incident.Investigators also believed a fourth individual was shot during the encounter. Officials said they now believe that person was not injured by gunfire, but by something else during the incident.Barnes was arrested on charges of second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder, police said.Additional details were not released. Keep up with local news, weather and current events with the WDSU app here. 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A woman who was merely a bystander was shot and killed and the guard was wounded in the shooting on one of New Orleans' most iconic streets. NEW ORLEANS — A man being removed from Willie's Chicken Shack on Bourbon Street got hold of a security guard's gun and fired several shots, wounding himself, killing a female bystander and wounding the guard. Another man was injured in the incident early Sunday morning, according to the NOPD. The shooting took place around 3:15 a.m. in the 400 block of Bourbon Street. Ferguson said the incident occurred when an armed security guard was trying to remove a man from the eatery and a struggle ensued. The suspect then took the security guard's gun and began firing. A 36-year-old woman, later identified as Julie Couvillon, who was walking on Bourbon, was shot. She was later taken to University Medical Center where she died, police say. Couvillon was a registered nurse at Ochsner. The security guard, the suspected shooter, and a third man, walking on Bourbon St., were also injured. The security guard was shot in the neck and the suspect struck himself in the shoulder during the incident. NOPD originally thought the third man was shot, however police later said he was not injured by gunfire and was injured by something else during the incident. The suspect, identified as 37-year-old Louis Barnes, was arrested and booked with second degree murder and attempted second degree murder. According to Chief Ferguson, he was taken to UMC for his injuries. Story continues under video Officers said they recovered the weapon and are currently viewing video of the incident. Police say officers were in the area, heard gunfire, quickly arrived on scene and arrested Barnes. The security guard was also taken to the hospital and is listed as stable. The third man was treated and released, Ferguson said. Ferguson said said he is confident in the force's deployment. "We have officers in every aspect of our city throughout this Mardi Gras season. We have all hands on deck and we showed tonight while working with our partners that we are here and we are ready and will not tolerate unnecessary gun violence," Ferguson said. Last Sunday, five people were shot on Canal Street. The suspect in that incident was killed. Ferguson said since Friday, NOPD seized seven guns off the street; five from Saturday night and two on Friday. Mayor Cantrell said guns and weapons will not be tolerated in the city of New Orleans. "We will continue to be proactive and we will continue to respond as necessary when these types of events do occur. Of course, we want to prevent them as best as possible but that comes to individuals coming to cause harm to others but if you choose to, we will not only are prepared but we will respond as necessary as demonstrated here this morning as well as demonstrated last week," Mayor Cantrell. Barnes has a criminal record dating back to 2002, with prior convictions for various drug and gun charges, as well as burglary, according to Orleans Parish Criminal Court records.