US: 2 shot dead, nine injured in separate shootings in New Orleans

Two separate shootings along a parade route in New Orleans, a city in the US state of Louisiana, on Monday, left two people dead and nine others injured, according to a press release by New Orleans Police Department. The incidents occurred during a "second line" celebration in the St Roch neighborhood .

"There are two different scenes here. There are two different shooting events. They are 45 minutes apart from each other," superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said in a news conference, CNN reported.

The first shooting took place shortly after 3:30 pm (local time) on an avenue in the area, where officers found eight victims suffering from gunshot wounds. All were transported to hospitals for treatment, the New Orleans Police Department said in the news release.

About 45 minutes later, another report of gunfire came in from the same avenue, approximately one kilometer to the north. One person was pronounced dead at the scene, while another succumbed to injuries at a hospital. A third victim was transported to a hospital and is currently in stable condition.

The shootings occurred in the midst of the "second line" festivities, which are traditional celebratory parades in New Orleans.