Five people shot dead on the route of the Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans: 1 dead, suspect detained

One person was killed and four others were injured in a shooting Sunday night along the route of the Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, police said.

Incident on the route of the Bacchus parade occurred around 9:30 p.m. local time at the intersection of St. Charles and Terpsichore Streets, a New Orleans Police Department spokesman told FOX News Digital.

Three of the five victims were men, as well as a woman and a young girl.

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Sunday night shooting at a parade in New Orleans, Louisiana, left one person dead and four injured. (VVUE)

All victims were taken to the hospital for medical care. The condition of the girl and all other victims, except for one, is stable. The remaining victim, one of the men, was pronounced dead.

The suspect was arrested in connection with the shooting shortly after the shots were fired, police said.

Two weapons were also seized.

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The suspect in connection with the shooting was taken into custody. (VVUE)

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Police were in the immediate vicinity of the scene when shots were fired.

The New Orleans Police Department, the Orleans County Sheriff’s Department, the Louisiana State Police and the Department of Corrections provided assistance in responding to the shooting, which is under investigation.

Police are working to gather information on the suspect as well as possible motives, as well as whether additional people were involved.