Crime
New Orleans shooting leaves 11 wounded
A mass shooting on Canal Street in New Orleans has left 11 people wounded. Two are in critical condition.
The shooting occurred around 3:25 a.m. Sunday, according to New Orleans Police, in the 700 block of Canal Street. Early reports that said 10 were injured have been updated to 11.
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Of the 11 victims, it’s known that one was shot in the chest and another in the torso. Ten of the victims were transported to area hospitals, including Tulane Medical Center and University Medical Center, although no information is available on their conditions. One walked to a local hospital for treatment.
Police have detained one person, but it is not clear whether the person was involved in the shooting. No arrests have been made, and it is also not clear if more than one gunman is involved.
The shooting happened on a particularly busy night in the French Quarter, with thousands of visitors in the city for the Bayou Classic football game between Grambling State and Southern University.
Another mass shooting occurred on the Bayou Classic weekend in 2016, when one man died and nine were injured.
Louisiana State Police and federal officers are assisting New Orleans Police in the investigation.
A high-speed chase Saturday evening that began near the Waffle House in Vicksburg has ended in a crash in Claiborne County and a vehicle in flames.
First reports indicate the incident began around 5:10 p.m. as an argument at the Waffle House at 4100 Pemberton Square Blvd. A man and woman left the scene and stopped at a Shell gas station on U.S. Highway 61 South where the man pulled the woman, who is pregnant, out of the vehicle by her hair.
The man, Bojara O’Quinn of Claiborne County, then fled, leading Vicksburg police officer Michael Battle on a high-speed chase south on 61 South. The chase exceeded 110 mph at times.
The chase ended just inside the Claiborne County line on Shiloh Road in a crash where the vehicle, reportedly a rental with Illinois plates, burst into flames. The crash occurred right at 5:30 p.m.
O’Quinn is in custody and received minor injuries in the crash. The woman involved received very minor injuries and is apparently safe.
Deputies with the Claiborne County Sheriff’s Department, and troopers with the Mississippi Highway Patrol assisted in O’Quinn’s capture.
Bojara O’Quinn (photo by David Day)
UPDATE: Akeyah Daniels, 26, of Vicksburg, appeared before Judge Penny Lawson on Saturday in Vicksburg Municipal Court. Lawson set her bond at $50,000 and bound her over to the Warren County grand jury.
Original story:
The woman is in custody in connection with a shooting that occurred Friday, allegedly over a parking space.
The shooting took place around 3:30 p.m. Friday at an apartment building at 2230 Grove St. in Vicksburg.
Akeyah Daniels, 26, turned herself in to Vicksburg police officers at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28. She was arrested at the police station.
Three men were also briefly detained and released in connection with the shooting, according to the Vicksburg police.
Daniels faces one count of drive-by shooting and is being held without bond until her initial appearance, which is taking place Saturday.
Gregory Goldman, 52, was arrested Sunday in Madison County for aggravated domestic violence, WAPT reports.
Goldman, who frequently provides sign language interpretation for Gov. Tate Reeves during his news conferences, has also signed for Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs Jr. during major press events.
Goldman is employed by the Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services.
There are few details available about the allegations that led to his arrest. Goldman was released on $1,000 bond Monday.
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