The 54-year-old Chicago woman was visiting for Jazz Fest.
Sunday, April 30, 2023 3:45PM1 person was killed, and 4 were injured in a shooting at a Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans Sunday night, local police said.A shooting outside a well-known New Orleans restaurant Friday killed an employee, and one bullet penetrated the restaurant and wounded a Chicago tourist visiting for the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.
Woodfork said police believe two assailants targeted the waiter, whom family members identified to The Times-Picayune of New Orleans as 23-year-old Hilbert Walker III. The 54-year-old Chicago woman was visiting for Jazz Fest and was at Mandina's "to celebrate the birthday of a friend," when she was shot, Woodfork said. She did not say what condition the tourist was in.The shooting caused alarm in New Orleans, a city with an economy dependent on tourism. It came on the first day of the two-weekend Jazz Fest, one of the busiest tourist periods in the city.The restaurant announced it would be closed Saturday and Sunday.
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