Shooting at Historic New Orleans Restaurant Leaves One Dead, Several Wounded
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- Four people were shot, including one fatality, at the historic Dooky Chase’s restaurant in New Orleans during the early Mardi Gras season; the shooting was targeted at an individual who fled into the restaurant.
- Dooky Chase’s, a landmark in the Treme neighborhood known for its cultural and civil rights significance, was not the intended target, but bystanders were hit as the gunman fired multiple shots before fleeing.
- New Orleans police are actively searching for the suspect, urging residents to check doorbell cameras for clues, and have increased the reward for information leading to the shooter’s capture to $5,000.
- Mayor Helena Moreno emphasized the rarity of such violence at the restaurant, describing the incident as a targeted attack rather
