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No suspects named as number of victims of Canal St. shooting jumps to 8 | New Orleans News, Local News, Breaking News, Weather | wwltv.com | Crime News: "New Orleans Police now say eight people were shot on Canal Street on Saturday night when someone opened fire to settle a score.
A 17-year-old who was shot in the torso was the man police said the shooter intended to hit, but seven bystanders got in the way.
It's an example of brazen violence that seems to be consuming the city's streets.
“I saw a shadow of a man with a gun, and he's like 'pow, pow', just walking and just shooting,” said Anel Vasquez, who was working at a nearby store when shots rang out Saturday night.
According to police, one man handed a gun to another and he opened fire at the intersection of Canal and Royal streets, just as French Quarter Festival was wrapping up nearby.
'We've had approximately 50 police officers just on the Canal Street area for traffic control and for visibility, and for something like this to happen, regardless of the number of police officers, it's a challenging situation for law enforcement,' said Deputy NOPD Superintendent Marlon Defillo on Saturday night."
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