Even by New Orleans standards it was a rough weekend there when it comes to gun crime.
Through the past weekend 15 people were wounded by gunfire in nine different shootings across New Orleans.
Four of those victims died.
The head of the Metropolitan Crime Commission says it is not getting better and that violence is accelerating when it comes to homicides. Police have investigated 117 homicides so far this year, compared to 75 from the same time period last year. He said shooting incidents are down but homicides are up which means that the people that are being shot are more likely to die in large part because of the firepower that’s being brought to these incidents. He said the NOPD is taking a more proactive approach to addressing the violence, but the lack of manpower is still a major issue.
