NOPD reported eight robberies within 24 hours, including two in the same 7th Ward block within an hour.
The robberies, which occurred from Saturday morning (June 2) to Sunday morning, bring the weekly total to 30, per NOPD records.
Here are the incidents reported in the latest tally, included in a preliminary report of major incidents released by the police department Sunday:
Hollygrove: Around 7:15 a.m. in the 8900 block of Pear Street, a 40-year-old man was approached by two unknown men, one of whom pulled out a gun and demanded money. The 40-year-old complied, but then heard a gunshot. EMS transported the man to a local hospital. It was not clear if he was struck by the gunshot. NOPD did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Algiers: Around 5:20 p.m. in the 1600 block of Newton Street, a 60-year-old woman was approached from behind by an unknown man. The man grabbed the woman and took her cell phone and cash from her pocket, before fleeing in a car.
Freret: Around 5:48 p.m., two men started arguing over what a witnessed later called "a stupid drug thing" and that NOPD classified as an armed robbery. One man produced a gun and shot a 29-year-old man before fleeing in an unknown direction. The injured was transported by EMS to a local hospital with a gunshot wound to the chest. His condition Sunday was not known.
Gentilly: Around 6:36 p.m., a 33-year-old man exited a store in the 3700 block of Clematis Street and approached a vehicle police said he was waiting for. Three armed men exited the vehicle and demanded the man's property. They fled with his cellphone, $40 and a bottle of pills.
Milan: Around 6:51 p.m., a 37-year-old man was exiting his car in the 2900 block of Amelia Street when two men approached him. One of the men, armed with a handgun, demanded the man's property. The man threw his keys to the ground and ran away, while the two robbers sped off in his car.
Riverside: Minutes before midnight near the intersection of Tchoupitoulas and General Taylor, a 34-year-old man was sitting at a bus stop when a man pointed a gun at his chest and demanded his property. The armed robber fled with the victim's clothing, shoes, wallet, keys and cell phone.
7th Ward: Around 3:33 a.m., two women ages 24 and 35 were approached by three unknown men on the 1600 block of Elysian Fields Avenue. One of the men brandished a silver semi-automatic weapon and demanded the women's purses. The women complied and the men fled to the rear of a nearby CVS.
An hour later in the same block, a 22-year-old man was standing outside his car and talking to two men. One of the men pulled out a black handgun and demanded the 22-year-old get on the ground. The two men then fled in the 22-year-old's car. NOPD did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether the two robberies were connected.
The robberies, which occurred from Saturday morning (June 2) to Sunday morning, bring the weekly total to 30, per NOPD records.
Here are the incidents reported in the latest tally, included in a preliminary report of major incidents released by the police department Sunday:
Hollygrove: Around 7:15 a.m. in the 8900 block of Pear Street, a 40-year-old man was approached by two unknown men, one of whom pulled out a gun and demanded money. The 40-year-old complied, but then heard a gunshot. EMS transported the man to a local hospital. It was not clear if he was struck by the gunshot. NOPD did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Algiers: Around 5:20 p.m. in the 1600 block of Newton Street, a 60-year-old woman was approached from behind by an unknown man. The man grabbed the woman and took her cell phone and cash from her pocket, before fleeing in a car.
Freret: Around 5:48 p.m., two men started arguing over what a witnessed later called "a stupid drug thing" and that NOPD classified as an armed robbery. One man produced a gun and shot a 29-year-old man before fleeing in an unknown direction. The injured was transported by EMS to a local hospital with a gunshot wound to the chest. His condition Sunday was not known.
Gentilly: Around 6:36 p.m., a 33-year-old man exited a store in the 3700 block of Clematis Street and approached a vehicle police said he was waiting for. Three armed men exited the vehicle and demanded the man's property. They fled with his cellphone, $40 and a bottle of pills.
Milan: Around 6:51 p.m., a 37-year-old man was exiting his car in the 2900 block of Amelia Street when two men approached him. One of the men, armed with a handgun, demanded the man's property. The man threw his keys to the ground and ran away, while the two robbers sped off in his car.
Riverside: Minutes before midnight near the intersection of Tchoupitoulas and General Taylor, a 34-year-old man was sitting at a bus stop when a man pointed a gun at his chest and demanded his property. The armed robber fled with the victim's clothing, shoes, wallet, keys and cell phone.
7th Ward: Around 3:33 a.m., two women ages 24 and 35 were approached by three unknown men on the 1600 block of Elysian Fields Avenue. One of the men brandished a silver semi-automatic weapon and demanded the women's purses. The women complied and the men fled to the rear of a nearby CVS.
An hour later in the same block, a 22-year-old man was standing outside his car and talking to two men. One of the men pulled out a black handgun and demanded the 22-year-old get on the ground. The two men then fled in the 22-year-old's car. NOPD did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether the two robberies were connected.
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