Suspect Arrested In New Orleans Mardi Gras Shooting

STACEY PLAISANCE, Associated Press
CAIN BURDEAU, Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A 19-year-old man opened fire near a popular all-female Mardi Gras parade, killing two people in the latest spate of violence to mar Carnival parties in this city, police said Friday.

John Hicks, of New Orleans, was arrested by police after the Thursday night shooting and faces two counts of second-degree murder, police Superintendent Michael Harrison said. He also was charged with using a firearm in a violent crime on a parade route.

Video at the time showed many partying in costumes before what police described as an argument between one of the wounded and two other men.

The city will host several parades daily through Mardi Gras, which is Tuesday.

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