It was only a matter of time before the Crescent City's out of control violence struck Canal Street and strike it it did last night as a drive-by shooting took place at the popular Mandina's restaurant. WGNO reported:
A man is dead and a woman is wounded after shots rang out, outside a busy New Orleans restaurant Friday night.A spokesperson with the New Orleans Police Department says around 8:20 p.m., gunfire was reported at Mandina’s in Mid-City, located in the 3800 block of Canal Street. At the scene, police found a man and a woman who had been struck by bullets, apparently from a drive-by shooting.
The man died outside the restaurant. A source identified the victim as a long-time Mandina’s employee who was outside serving tables when the shots were fired. The victim’s name has not been released.
Police say a stray bullet pierced the front wall of the restaurant and struck a woman who was dining inside. She was taken to a hospital and was last reported in stable condition.... Article.
A security guard managed to return fire. The deceased was the intended target.
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OK KF. How do you know the deceased was the intended target? Nothing in the article indicates that; and it appears the shooter has not been captured yet.
So whats the basis for your closing statement?
Jackson news never provides such a thorough reporting as this. Motive takes investigative time, but why would a killer use drive-by to kill a waiter?
And somehow everyone hits the floor WITH his cell phone in hand.
The cell phone never leaves the hand, ever.
5:54, KF provided a direct link to the article for that statement. Try to read before blurting out conspiracy and drivel. The Chief of Police said so in that article you didn't take the time to read.
I have said this before, and it will be said again. I am no fan of organized crime, but the facts are the facts. This would not be happening if the Mafia were still in "control" of NOLA. They just did not put up with this bullshit.
Yeah and in Texas when folks asked their neighbor to stop shooting in his yard because they were trying to sleep, he came over and shot up the house killing 4 including an 8year old. Innocent lives are lost to gun violence everyday. Let’s act on sensible gun laws to protect all especially kids.
There’s an article in the Times Picayune providing more details. That article stated he was the intended target. They shot him in the parking lot. One bullet went the the exterior wall striking a woman inside. It’s a very old building. I’ve eaten there many times. Not surprising that a bullet would pierce the walls.
@5:54, several news outlets have reported that the waiter victim was the intended target, quoting the NOPD who said so.
There was a shooting like this years ago on canal. Not the first time
5:54pm read the links with the article. NOPD provided your answer.
5:54, if you watched the video, the police commissioner said that "the victim was the intended target". KF was quoting the video
"And somehow everyone hits the floor WITH his cell phone in hand."
Not hard to understand. Everyone was eating with phone in hand, why lose the phone when you drop and roll.
@5:54 why don't you read the article linked directly before KF's final sentence (and then apologize)?
I am so thankful that those dozen cellphones weren't hit by a stray bullet.
@10:12 PM Shooting someone and murder are already serious felonies but don't deter the bad guys nor repair mental illness. So bright spark, you think that more anti-gun/anti-Second Amendment laws are going to help?
When guns are outlawed, ONLY OUTLAWS WILL HAVE GUNS, bright spark.
"A great city for a great state."
Scratched up belt buckles from belly crawls and chalk outlining a waiter, as Kim Wade would describe sitchyation.
Before the gunsmoke dissipated, some of those belly crawlers with phones were sharing the video on social media, followed by texting friends/family. After that was accomplished they called 9-1-1.
My family and I have dined at Mandina's for decades. Great food and service, and until now, a safe place to go with lighted off-street parking. Just sad to see this happen at the restaurant.
What does anything in Louisiana have to do with local politics? WTF KF? Stick to your knitting, not your baiting.
In no time LaToya the Destroya and the rest of the crescent city liberals were crying about guns and sensible gun laws. If someone will pull the trigger on another living human, do you think they give two shits about laws, much less “sensible” ones? No. Murders don’t follow the laws. If this guy was going to get killed, they would have jumped him at his car or at work just as easy as they shot him. No doubt, guns can kill people, but people using said guns kill people. There are literally millions of non murdering guns locked up safely at home. And there will never be a way to get every device that a person can use to kill another off the streets. It’s not the guns, it’s the culture or mental illness. In this case, it’s most likely the culture.
What are these elusive and 'simple gun laws' spoken of in a prior post (see 10:12)?
I'm willing to bet at least 30% of the patrons in that restaurant were armed at the time. For their own protection and that of their family members.
Had 10:12 been there, dining on lentils and tofu, (s)he would have hit the floor, fork in hand, and been 'hoisted on his own petard'.
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