New Orleans shooting: 11 injured after gun attack in French Quarter

11 people have been shot in New Orleans’ French Quarter in the early hours of Sunday, police say.

Two of those are in a critical condition, and a ‘person of interest’ has been detained according to police superintendent Shaun Ferguson.

Of the critically injured, one was shot in the chest, and the other in the torso.

The victims were taken to two different hospitals. Additional details on their conditions have not been released.

The shooting happened on the busy commercial 700 blocks of Canal Street, close to many hotels.

Chief Ferguson says 5 people were taken to UMC, 5 more to Tulane hospital. 2 are critical.
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Officers responded quickly, according to police, because patrols had been heightened for the annual Thanksgiving weekend rivalry football game between Grambling State and Southern University at the Superdome.

Police initially thought they were being fired upon when they heard shots.