US: Mass shooting at Fourth of July block party on Shreveport leaves 4 dead, 6 injured

Published on: 06 Jul 2023 at 10:23 AM

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The Fact News Service

Washington, July 6

A fourth person has died following a mass shooting at a Fourth of July block celebration in Louisiana Shreveport police and District, Councilwoman Tabatha Taylor confirmed Wednesday, CNN reported.

According to Shreveport police spokesman Sgt Angie Willhite, at least ten persons were shot during the melee Tuesday night, with six sustaining non-life threatening injuries. Police have not officially named the deceased. No suspects have been arrested so far, Taylor said on Wednesday.

The shooting happened late Tuesday night at a Fourth of July block celebration, which has been a “family and community event” for more than a decade with no previous violence, according to the councilwoman.

Due to the large number of vehicles on the site, it was difficult for first responders to reach the victims, police told CNN affiliate KSLA.

“Getting here and getting EMS here was a difficult thing. A lot of us had to park our cars and take off running because there were so many cars on the side of the street,” Shreveport police Lt Van Wray told KSLA.

It was one of several shootings that happened around the country over the Fourth of July holiday.