NEW ORLEANS — Five people were shot, one fatally, at the Krewe of Bacchus Parade in New Orleans on Sunday night, police said.
All five victims -- three males and two females -- were transported to local hospitals. One of them is a juvenile, according to the New Orleans Police Department.
New Orleans resident Camryn Lafleur, 19, said she was watching the parade when"gunshots were fired across the street," triggering panic and a stampede. She said she sought cover before retreating into a relative's nearby house. "It didn't used to be like this," she added."It didn't used to be this dangerous in the city at all."
"The shots just rang out and then, instantly, people were just stampeding in all different directions," Bowerman told ABC News."People were being, you know, knocked out of their chairs onto the ground."
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