New Orleans police say 11 people were hit in an early morning shooting in the city's famed French Quarter.
A police release says two people are in critical condition and no arrests have been made. Police Supt. Shaun Ferguson tells The New Orleans Advocate/The Times-Picayune that a person of interest has been detained.
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Supt. Ferguson says the victims were taken to two hospitals.
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