A suspect was arrested by police in New Orleans Monday for allegedly shooting during Sunday’s Bacchus parade, killing one person and injuring four others.
Mansour Mbodj, 21, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and illegal carrying of weapons, police said.
The arrest was announced during a press conference held by Michelle Woodfork, New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) interim superintendent. She said the victim who died was male and between 15 and 18 years old but did not reveal his name.
Woodfork said that while the shooting is still under investigation, the NOPD had enough evidence to charge Mbodj with second-degree murder.
Police said additional charges could be forthcoming depending on the results of the investigation.
“We’re still reviewing more evidence,” Woodfork said at a press conference, according to Fox 8. She also said police were looking into whether anyone else fired a gun during the parade.
“Right now, we’re not sure,” Woodfork said, per Fox 8.
She praised the work of the NOPD and other agencies for making the arrest quickly. The Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office, the Louisiana Department of Corrections, and the Louisiana State Police were on hand during the parade to lend assistance.
The shooting occurred in the 1600 block of Terpsichore Street, according to police, and two guns were recovered from the scene.
Other victims who were injured included a 24-year-old woman, a 22-year-old woman, a 4-year-old girl, and an 18-year-old man.
The victims were transported to local hospitals.
Woodfork said there were increased police patrols since the beginning of Carnival to improve safety for the parades due to past instances of violence.
“We did our very best to make it secure,” she said during the press conference, according to Fox 8.
Closer to home, there have been 1,467 violent crimes committed in Dallas so far this year, according to the Dallas Crime Analytics Overview dashboard.
Recently, the Dallas Public Safety Committee held a meeting showing that violent crime was up compared to its targets by the Dallas Police Department’s Violent Crime Reduction Plan, as previously reported by The Dallas Express.
