Police investigating fatal shooting in the French Quarter

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — A man was shot and killed Sunday, Aug. 24 in the French Quarter.

According to the New Orleans Police Department, officers received reports of a shooting around 3:12 a.m. Sunday at the intersection of Royal and Iberville Streets. Upon arrival, officers found a man suffering multiple gunshot wounds. The man was transported to a local hospital where he later died.

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No further information is available. The Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office will identify the man upon completion of the autopsy and notification of the family.

Anyone with additional information can contact NOPD Homicide Section at 504-658-5300. Those wishing to report anonymously can call Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111 or can submit here…

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