New Orleans - On a street littered with rifle casings, neighbors screamed and wept over the two left dead and four wounded in the latest Central City shooting.
Double homicides are not supposed to happen on Christmas. But on this strip of Josephine Street -- one of the most violent corridors in one of America's most violent cities -- the bloodshed could hardly be called rare. In just a four-block stretch this year, four people were murdered and another 15 shot, including the six shot a week ago, all teenagers.
As of New Year's Eve, the city's murder total sat at 209, making it again a top contender for the country's highest per-capita murder rate, a dubious title New Orleans held in 2006. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising
Double homicides are not supposed to happen on Christmas. But on this strip of Josephine Street -- one of the most violent corridors in one of America's most violent cities -- the bloodshed could hardly be called rare. In just a four-block stretch this year, four people were murdered and another 15 shot, including the six shot a week ago, all teenagers.
As of New Year's Eve, the city's murder total sat at 209, making it again a top contender for the country's highest per-capita murder rate, a dubious title New Orleans held in 2006. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising
