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5:00 pm
Thu May 16, 2013

Officials Say Mother's Day Shooting Is Gang Related

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Shawn Scott, being escorted by police after his arrest Thursday.
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Akein Scott.
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New Orleans police have arrested two brothers in the Mother’s Day shooting that injured 20 people at a Seventh Ward second-line. Officials say the shooting is gang-related.

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu speaks at 7th Ward news conference.

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12:52 pm
Thu May 16, 2013

Two Suspects In Mother’s Day Parade Shooting Apprehended

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Akein Scott, suspected of injuring 20 people by shooting into a crowd at a Mother's Day second-line parade, was booked into jail early Tuesday morning on 20 counts of attempted second-degree murder.
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The police arrested Akein Scott, suspected of being the man in this image shooting into a Mother's Day second-line crowd this past Sunday. The image was taken from a surveillance video.
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Akein Scott, the 19-year-old suspected of injuring 20 people by shooting into a crowd at a Mother’s Day second-line this past Sunday, was apprehended by the New Orleans Police Department’s SWAT unit Wednesday night in New Orleans East.

"Akein Scott is now in NOPD custody," police spokeswoman Remi Braden said in an e-mail to reporters. Braden said the suspect was arrested in the Little Woods section of New Orleans East.

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2:56 pm
Tue May 14, 2013

After Mass Shooting, New Orleanians Rally Around A Local Tradition

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Kenneth Terry with the Treme Brass Band plays the trumpet Monday during a community response to a shooting during a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans.
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Originally published on Thu May 16, 2013 8:01 am

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7:00 am
Tue May 14, 2013

Mayor Landrieu Calls Community Meeting at Parade Shooting Site

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Mayor Mitch Landrieu meets with residents at Frenchmen and North Villere streets.
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A community meeting drew about 200 people last night to the same 7th Ward intersection where a second-line parade was attacked on Mother’s Day. Officials promised an aggressive investigation.

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10:26 pm
Mon May 13, 2013

Original Big Seven Second-Line Will Be Re-Staged Next Month

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The intersection where 19 people were injured after a gunman opened fire on a Mother's Day second-line parade.
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About 200 people gathered at the same New Orleans intersection that erupted in gunfire on Mother’s Day to call for unity in fighting crime. Local officials promised a strong response to the attackers who injured 19 people.

Ed Buckner, President of the Original Big Seven Social Aid and Pleasure Club.

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