NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Police say one man is dead and nine others injured following a shooting in the French Quarter.

Police Superintendent Michael Harrison said during a news conference that officers responded about 1:30 a.m. Sunday to the shooting at the intersection of Iberville and Bourbon streets.

Harrison said the shooting victims whose ages ranged from 20 to 37 included two females and eight males. One male victim died at a hospital.

Harrison said police do not know what motivated the shooting, but one male victim was among two men arrested on firearms charges.

Harrison said the shooting happened despite an increased police presence for the Bayou Classic football game Saturday night between Southern and Grambling universities.

No further information was immediately available. An investigation is ongoing. </s> A shooting in New Orleans’ Bourbon Street tourist quarter killed one man and wounded nine other people early on Sunday, and police have arrested two people on weapons charges, authorities said.

Dozens of officers who responded to reports of gunfire at about 1:30 a.m. found people aged between 20 and 37 wounded at the scene, police said in a statement.

Ambulances took the victims to hospitals, where one man died. Another victim was taken to a hospital by a private vehicle, the statement said.

The victims were eight men and two women, and the cause of the incident is under investigation. Officers arrested two people at the scene on weapons charges, including one who was wounded.

The shooting took place as New Orleans has deployed extra police patrols during the Bayou Classic weekend, which features a football game between Grambling State and Southern universities. </s> Two people were arrested for carrying firearms illegally after the incident in the famous French Quarter early Sunday.

Ten people were shot — one fatally — in New Orleans early Sunday, authorities said. Two people have been arrested for illegally carrying firearms following the incident.

The shooting took place at the intersection of Iberville and Bourbon streets in the French Quarter. Police Superintendent Michael Harrison said the victims — two women and eight men — were aged between 20 and 37. One of the men died at a hospital.

“This is not something that should've happened,” Harrison told reporters. He also said “30 or more [officers were] in the block” for the Bayou Classic football game Saturday night between Southern and Grambling universities when shots were fired.

The motive of the shooting remains unclear. Authorities have launched an investigation into the matter.

“[Police] officers made two arrests at the scene, both males, for illegal carrying of weapons charges. One of the arrested individuals was identified as a victim in the incident, who is being treated for his injuries. The second arrest was an unrelated individual found to be in illegal possession of a handgun at the scene,” New Orleans Police Department said, in a statement.

“Very tragic, unacceptable set of circumstances,” New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, who was at the shooting site, told reporters. “Totally unacceptable. The violence continues to spin out of control.” </s> One man was killed and nine people were injured after a shooting in the bustling French Quarter of New Orleans.

Two women and eight men were hurt during the shooting in the tourist district famed for its bars, bright lights and live music.

Police said the shooter opened fire shortly before 1.40am on Sunday local time (7.40am GMT) at the corner of Bourbon and Iberville streets.

The victims were aged between 20 and 37, Police Superintendent Michael Harrison said. One man died at a hospital.

Police believe that two men had begun arguing and shooting in the street and that none of the victims were the intended target.

Mr Harrison said one male victim was among two men arrested on firearms charges.

Hours later, people gathered for a candelit vigil close to the scene of the shooting to pay tribute to the victims.

Extra uniformed and plainclothes officers were already on duty and ambulance crews were on standby for the Bayou Classic football game on Saturday night between Southern and Grambling universities.

Officers were nearby, heard the shots and ran toward them.

Mr Harrison asked that anyone witnessing the shooting to call police so "we can hold those accountable who committed this heinous crime and prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law".

During a news conference with Mr Harrison, Mayor Mitch Landrieu said authorities would pursue the shooters "very, very aggressively".

"It's totally unacceptable," Mr Landrieu said. "I mean, the violence just continues to spin out of control with people brandishing weapons whenever they think they can." </s> NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on a mass shooting in the New Orleans French Quarter (all times local):

New Orleans authorities are identifying the man killed in a shooting that also injured nine other people in a busy tourist district.

Police Superintendent Michael Harrison says none of the victims was an intended target when two other men began arguing and shooting early Sunday in the French Quarter.

Harrison says the man killed was 25-year-old Demontris Toliver. He adds that five of the victims were released from a hospital by Sunday afternoon, and four remained hospitalized with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.

Investigators were searching for the suspected shooters, who fled on foot.

Mayor Mitch Landrieu says the suspects are believed to be from out of town. He called the gun violence "completely unacceptable."

New Orleans Police say a man has died following a shooting in the French Quarter.

Police said in a statement Sunday morning that "multiple victims" may have been involved in the shooting that happened at the intersection of Iberville and Bourbon streets.

They say a victim identified as a male died at the hospital. No further information was immediately available.

This story has been corrected to remove the reference to the city where Demontris Toliver lived. </s> The shooting took place during the Bayou Classic Weekend, four days of events that include a parade and a college football game featuring Grambling State versus Southern University.

The two women and eight men shot were aged between 20 and 37, the New Orleans Police Department said in a statement.

Police received a call just before 1:30 a.m. local time reporting shots at the intersection of Bourbon and Iberville streets, near the western edge of the French Quarter.

The area is popular with tourists and was especially crowded because of the Thanksgiving weekend holiday and the football game, which had ended some six hours earlier in the Superdome, a short walk away.

"This was not the place or time to bring firearms to the Bayou Classic or any event," said Police Superintendent Michael Harrison, according to CNN affiliate WVUE . "This is not the place where something like this should happen." Dozens of police, stationed in the neighborhood for Bayou Classic special events, responded to the call. Some officers heard the shots and ran toward the shooting scene, Harrison told CNN affiliate WDSU One male victim died in a hospital of his injuries, police said. "It's totally unacceptable ... the violence just continues to spin out of control, with people brandishing weapons whenever they think they can," Mayor Mitch Landrieu told reporters . "It's just a tragic end to what was otherwise a beautiful weekend." Police arrested two men at the scene for illegally carrying of weapons. One of them was identified as a victim in the shooting, police said, and was being treated for injuries. Officers also arrested another man for illegal possession of a handgun. Harrison said he did not know what led to the shooting. Police said they were gathering evidence, including surveillance video footage, and were interviewing victims and witnesses. "Anybody who has any information about what happened out here -- what you saw, what you heard -- we're asking you to call us," Harrison said </s> ONE person has been killed and nine injured in a shooting in New Orleans.

A man died as a result of his injuries after the incident in the French Quarter in the early hours of Sunday.

Via twitter, local police confirmed "10 victims were shot" at the intersection of Iberville and Bourbon streets.

No further information is known about the injuries of those taken to hospital. </s> There was an attempted murder late Saturday night in Montreal North, on des Récollets Ave., near Prieur St.

Around 10:30, a 27-year-old man, who was walking on the street, when he was approached by at least one person who opened fire in his direction.

The victim was hit by at least one bullet, Montreal police said. He ran and found refuge in a an apartment building near where the attack happened. He was taken to hospital, but his life is not in danger.

An investigation is underway, but no suspect has been arrested.

New Orleans Police say one man is dead and nine others injured following a shooting in the French Quarter. Police Superintendent Michael Harrison said during a news conference that officers responded about 1:30 a.m. Sunday to the shooting at the intersection of Iberville and Bourbon streets.

Harrison said the shooting victims whose ages ranged from 20 to 37 included two females and eight males. One male victim died at a hospital. Harrison said police do not know what motivated the shooting, but one male victim was among two men arrested on firearms charges.

Harrison said the shooting happened despite an increased police presence for the Bayou Classic football game Saturday night between Southern and Grambling universities. No further information was immediately available. An investigation is ongoing.

While You Were Sleeping is a daily roundup of overnight headlines to get you started in the morning. </s> JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Authorities say six people have been wounded, some seriously, in an apparent gang-related shooting blocks from the NFL stadium in Jacksonville where the Jaguars were hosting the Houston Texans.

Ron Lendvay, director of investigations for the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, says the shooting erupted near a laundromat at 12:35 p.m. Sunday and five men and one woman ranging in age from their 20s to the 70s were rushed for medical care. He told a news briefing Sunday the shooter fired from the passenger side of a gray sedan driven by someone else in the general area of the stadium.

He gave no indication of any link to the game, which started at 1 p.m. and wasn’t affected.

Lendvay says any fans who parked near the shooting scene would be able to retrieve their cars afterward. </s> Six people have been wounded, three critically, in a possible gang-related shooting blocks from the Florida stadium where the NFL’s Houston Texans played and defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday afternoon, authorities said.

Six people have been wounded, three critically, in a possible gang-related shooting blocks from the Florida stadium where the NFL’s Houston Texans played and defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday afternoon, authorities said.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Six people have been wounded in a street shooting blocks from the Florida stadium where the NFL’s Houston Texans played and defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday afternoon, authorities said.

Ron Lendvay, director of investigations for the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, said several shots rang out about 12:35 p.m. Sunday on a boulevard in the stadium’s general area and that five men and one woman were hit by gunfire. All were rushed to hospitals, and the sheriff’s office tweeted that three of the victims were in critical condition. The victims ranged in age from their 20s to the 70s, according to Lendvay.

The shooting broke out before the scheduled 1 p.m. start of play. Lendvay reported no link to the game, which went on without incident, and said investigators were investigating whether it was gang-related.

The Texans won their fourth consecutive game Sunday, defeating the Jaguars 20-7 to take a one-game lead in the AFC South at the stadium, TIAA Bank Field.

Local media reports cited authorities as saying the shooting had had no impact on game day activities though some fans headed to the game reported hearing the gunfire.

Lendvay told reporters that a shooter fired from the passenger side of a gray, four-door sedan driven by a companion and that the victims were hit outside on the sidewalk near a laundromat. He said the car immediately drove off and that detectives had been checking surveillance video in hopes of identifying the vehicle and those involved.

“There were at least two people in the car,” Lendvay said. He added that investigators didn’t know if any others were in the car and he didn’t rule out the possibility of other shooters elsewhere.

“This may be gang-related based on information obtained in the early stages of the investigation,” he told reporters Sunday, declining to elaborate.

Some fans told local broadcast outlet New4Jax that they heard shots as they headed to the stadium.

“We had just parked our cars,” Vanessa Holmes told the new outlet, adding she and some family members were walking when it happened. “We heard the shots. We didn’t know if we should fall to the ground. We didn’t know what to do,” she said.

Others told the broadcast outlet that they saw people running out of the coin laundry business when the shots were fired.

Some said it was a series of shots.

“We were over there talking and suddenly, it was like ten gunshots. We ran and went for cover and then I saw the police, and people were crowding down there,” a woman identified as Yvonne Lee told News4Jax.

An update on the conditions of the wounded wasn’t immediately available late Sunday and they were not identified by name.

“A couple of them were in very serious condition on their arrival at the hospital,” Lendvay said. He added that five of the wounded were rushed by paramedics for emergency care and the sixth by private vehicle.

He said authorities have been unable to immediately determine whether there was any relationship among the wounded, noting none could be immediately interviewed though authorities hoped to do so later.

“It’s hard to say if they are all associated or not,” he added.

Lendvay spoke near the scene Sunday afternoon even as the game was in progress, saying investigators had cordoned off the area but fans who had cars parked in the area could expect an escort to their vehicles so they could leave unhindered after play was over.

Jacksonville City Councilman Reggie Gaffney, who represents the district where the shooting occurred, told local media he was aware of crime problems in the neighborhood and urged a greater law enforcement presence there.

“In talking to the sheriff’s department; they are going to beef up patrols …We have a crime issue,” Gaffney said. “Every other week and every other month out there, it’s too much.”

Florida Gov. Rick Scott also said in a statement that he had reached out to Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams, offering any state resources that the city may need.

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One person is killed, and nine others wounded in a mass shooting in the French Quarter section of New Orleans, following the Bayou Classic football game. Police arrest two men, one of whom was injured during the shooting.