Five people were shot at a Mardi Gras parade Sunday night and one died, New Orleans police said. One person was detained at the scene in connection with the gunfire.
Authorities identified the suspect as 21-year-old Mansour Mbodj during a news conference on Monday. Interim New Orleans Police Chief Michelle Woodfork said officers apprehended Mbodj"within moments" of the shooting, which occurred shortly before 9:30 p.m. the previous night. They said officers on patrol at the parade heard shots ring out and found five victims when they got to the scene — one a child, police said.
The suspect was arrested for illegal carrying of a weapon, said Woodfork, who provided few details as a probe into the incident is ongoing. Illegal carrying of weapons can apply to intentional concealment of a dangerous weapon, including a firearm, or concealed carrying of a firearm without required permits under Louisiana. Woodfork said that officers confiscated two weapons from the scene. A homicide unit is also involved in the investigation, the interim police chief said.
"This is an isolated incident that occurred near the parade route because someone decided that they were going to ... that the resolution was going to be ended with gunfire," said the interim chief."You know, a problem that they had with someone else, it was going to be ended with gunfire." on Sunday night that officers"were quickly able to apprehend the suspect we believe responsible for this" and that two guns were recovered.
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