A parade in New Orleans ended in bloodshed on Sunday when 19 people were shot, and three of them were seriously wounded, according to the Associated Press.
New Orleans police released video that shows a possible suspect on Monday. In the video, as the sots were fired, people appear to be running away from a man wearing a white T-shirt and dark pants. While the image isn't clear, police are hoping someone may recognize him and alert investigators.
They have also posted still photographs of the suspect on YouTube.
The police believe more than one gun was fired. Detectives have been conducting interviews and collecting any surveillance video they can find in an attempt to identify the shooters.
Police have announced an award of $10,000 for any information leading to the arrest and indictments of the suspects of the case.
The victims included 10 men, seven women, a boy and a girl. Other than the three that were seriously wounded, most were just grazed, with injuries that aren't life threatening.
"The specialness of the day doesn't appear to interrupt the relentless drumbeat of violence," Mayor Mitch Landrieu told reporters at a news conference outside a hospital where victims were being treated on Sunday night.
Mary Beth Romig, a spokeswoman for the FBI in New Orleans, said that federal investigators have no information to indicate the shooting was an act of terrorism.
"It's strictly an act of street violence in New Orleans," Romig said.
The parade is a New Orleans tradition, and as many as 400 people turned out this year, though only about half were in the vicinity of the shooting, according to Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas. Officers were interspersed throughout the crowd, which is routine for large events.
Police saw three suspects running from the scene, though no arrests had bee made as of Sunday night.
"People were just hanging out," Leonard Temple said, as he talked about a friend who was in surgery after being shot three times during the parade. "We were just chilling.
"And this happened," Temple continued. "Bad things always happen to good people."
The parade was organized by a social club called the Original Big 7, a group that was founded in 1996 at the Saint Bernard housing projects.
Police vowed to find the shooters, saying it wasn't clear if particular people were targeted or if the shots were fired at random.
"We'll get them," Serpas said. "We have good resources in this neighborhood."
Video obtained by police shows the shooting.
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