A man was killed with a "machete-type weapon" outside a convenience store in the Lower 9th Ward on Sunday afternoon, according to New Orleans police.
Police said officers found the mortally wounded man while responding to a call of a stabbing near the pumps of a gasoline station in the 5100 block of St. Claude Avenue about 1:25 p.m. Paramedics pronounced the man — who appeared to be in his 50s — dead at the scene, Jonathan Fourcade, of New Orleans Emergency Medical Services, said.
An employee who answered a call to the store's telephone number described what he said he saw at the time of the killing. He said the slain man had pulled up to a gas pump and was filling his car when another vehicle drove up close to him.
A man got out of the second vehicle and began pointing frantically at the trunk of the first man's car, according to the store employee. The employee said the man then pulled a large knife — possibly a machete — out of his pants and cut the victim in the neck.
Police later confirmed the knife was a "machete-type weapon."
The employee said the slain man, who died between two of the store's pumps, was a regular customer.
"He was a nice guy," said the employee, who declined to give his name.
The killing outside the store was at least the second reported in New Orleans on Sunday.
New Orleans Police are investigating a homicide that occurred Sunday morning at the intersection of Hayne Boulevard and Paris Road.
About six hours earlier, police said they found a man slumped over in a car in the 7800 block of Paris Road in New Orleans East. He had been shot at least once and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
The slayings came after a 17-year-old boy was shot and wounded near an Algiers street corner on Saturday.
Police said the teen in that case was walking by Westpark Court and Cypress Acres Drive when he heard about a dozen gunshots erupt. He was struck in the leg and showed up at a hospital for treatment on his own, police added.
Authorities didn’t immediately identify any of those victims, name suspects or discuss possible motives for the violence.
Anyone with information that can help police solve those cases may call Crimestoppers at (504) 822-1111. Tipsters may be eligible for a cash reward.
As of Sunday, the last day of January, there had been at least 15 homicides reported in New Orleans, according to unofficial statistics maintained by the City Council. There were 16 killings reported in January last year.
A man shot and killed his girlfriend's brother Wednesday after the two argued about the man's relationship with the woman, New Orleans police allege.
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