Gunfire erupts after high school graduation ceremony, killing an elderly woman on the Xavier University campus
Three people were shot after a high school graduation ceremony Tuesday on the campus of Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans, officials said.
One of the victims, an elderly female, has died, New Orleans Police Department Chief Deputy Superintendent Christopher Goodly told reporters.
The university was hosting a graduation ceremony for nearby Morris Jeff Community School.
The shooting took place around 11:45 a.m. when NOPD officers working a security detail responded to a call for shots fired in the parking lot of the Xavier University Convocation Center, a NOPD news release said. When officers arrived, they found three gunshot victims — two men and one woman — who were all taken to local hospitals. The woman died at a hospital, the release said.
“There was a fight that broke out between apparently two females,” Goodly said. “Subsequent to this fight, subjects produced weapons, and shots were shot.”
Multiple people were detained at the scene for questioning, police said. A suspect and motive are still under investigation. No arrests have been made, police said.
