NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The New Orleans Police Department is investigating a homicide that happened overnight in the Uptown area.

Around 10:20 p.m. on Thursday, July 24, NOPD officers reported receiving a call of a shooting at the corner of Louisiana and S. Claiborne avenues.

Responding officers arrived to find a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to a hospital where he later died, making the incident a homicide investigation.

No further details are available at this time. The NOPD is in the process of gathering evidence and information to determine a possible suspect and motive.

The Orleans Parish Coroner's Office will release the victim's identity after an autopsy is done and the family is notified.

Anyone with information on the incident can call NOPD Homicide de

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