16 People Shot in Bunny Friend Park Sunday Night in the Upper 9th Ward of New Orleans

The New Orleans Police Department officials are stating that 16 people have been shot and injured Sunday night after gunfire erupted during a block party at Bunny Friend Park in the Upper 9th Ward.  The NOPD Superintendent Michael Harrison said he believed multiple people had fired into the crowd of more than 300 people. According to reports, multiple witnesses said they saw a man with a silver-colored machine gun fleeing the scene toward Louisa Street. They said the gunfire continued inside the park as the man ran away.

Mass shooting at Bunny Friend Park

Sixteen people were injured Sunday night (Nov. 22) after gunfire erupted during a block party at Bunny Friend Park in the Upper 9th Ward, New Orleans Police Department officials said. EMS transported 10 victims to area hospitals, and another six arrived at emergency rooms through private conveyance.

Speaking at the scene, NOPD Superintendent Michael Harrison said he believed multiple people had fired into the crowd of more than 300. NOPD spokesman Tyler Gamble later confirmed that all victims are in stable condition.

“Detectives are still working to determine the extent of all of the victims’ injuries,” NOPD said in a news release. “Information on the age and gender of all victims involved as well as the extent of their injuries will be provided when it is available.”

Bunny Friend Park shooting: NOPD commander describes scene

UPDATE I: All 16 victims were in stable condition early Monday morning.

Police were on their way to the park disperse the crowd — which had gathered without a permit —when the shootout began.

All 16 victims were in stable condition early Monday morning. Their injuries included bullet wounds and graze wounds.

Police spokesman Tyler Gamble told the New York Times “there were two groups that were firing shots back and forth at each other, and then ran off after each other on foot.”

One witness, a nurse who would not give her name, told the Times-Picayune it sounded like New Year’s Eve, when celebratory gunfire rings out around the city.