Slidell police responding to reports of gunfire found a man with gunshot wounds near one of the city's parks Wednesday night.

The man later died at the hospital, they said.

The Slidell Police Department said in a Facebook post late Wednesday that that police responded to 911 calls reporting gunfire around 5 p.m. in the area near Possum Hollow Park. The park is in the 800 block of Cousin Street.

Police found a man there who had been shot several times, the Facebook post said.

"The victim was transported to an area hospital, where he was pronounced deceased," police said.

No other information was available. Police said they would release additional information at a later time.

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