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Early Saturday morning, six people were wounded by several gunmen who opened fire on a crowd of pedestrians in Shreveport, Louisiana, KTBS reports.
The incident happened at 1:45 a.m. when several gunmen emerged from a silver sedan on Market Street and fired indiscriminately into a crowd.
Police said three women and three men were injured, with two of the victims suffering serious injuries.
After a brief pursuit of the gunmen, officers located a possible suspect vehicle near North Shreveport, resulting in one person being taken into custody.
“It’s safe to say that those responsible for this crime don’t care about their victims, don’t care about downtown, and don’t care about our city,” the city’s Downtown Development Authority said in a statement.
“They are the runaways in a city where there are far more good people than bad people. The Downtown Development Authority is standing with the police and other partners to use any means available to bring those responsible to justice. In the meantime, we will continue our work to make downtown a place full of art, events, shops and opportunities. We refuse to let the bad people win,” they added.
In another incident, seven people were injured in a mass shooting around 11 p.m. on Friday. A gunman opened fire on a group of people who were having a barbecue in a residential area, beating them. One is at risk of life-threatening injuries.
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