2 Women Shot, Wounded Outside La. Sheriff's Office

Oct. 13, 2022
New Orleans police are investigating a shooting that happened near the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office injured two women.

Two women were shot and wounded Wednesday night in the same block as the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office.

New Orleans police said they learned of the violence at 7:04 p.m. in the 3000 block of Perdido Street, and that paramedics took the victims to a hospital. Investigators taped off the intersection of Perdido and South Gayoso streets, near the vehicle entrance to the Sheriff's Office kitchen warehouse, while collecting evidence.

The Police Department did not immediately release more details.

Two houses and Gravier Park occupy the lakeside of that block, according to Google Maps' street view. The Sheriff's Office occupies the riverside of that block and adjacent ones.

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