Overview
- A welfare check at a residence on Attaway Street escalated into gunfire and a vehicle pursuit that led to multiple crashes before officers arrested a suspect, according to police.
- Police confirm one woman was killed and several people were shot or grazed by bullets, with a second person resuscitated at the scene and at least one victim taken to Ochsner LSU Health with non‑life‑threatening leg and thigh wounds.
- The department responded to three scenes within about an hour — the 5800 block of Attaway Street, West 61st Street at Linwood Avenue and Centenary/Topeka/Olive — deploying more than 40 police and fire units across the incidents.
- Investigators are working to determine whether the body found near 61st and Linwood is connected to the Attaway Street shooting and say the suspect may have been experiencing mental‑health issues.
- Authorities say they will reconcile hospital reports and scene evidence to confirm casualty totals, identify charges and provide updates to the public as the active investigation continues.