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19 hurt in Mother's Day shooting in New Orleans

New Orleans, May 13: Gunmen opened fire on dozens of people marching in a Mother's Day neighborhood parade in New Orleans on Sunday, wounding at least 19, including two children, police said.FBI spokeswoman Mary Beth



As many as 400 people joined what is known as a second-line parade, a loose procession in which people dance down the street, often following a brass band. They can be impromptu or planned.

Outside the hospital, Leonard Temple teared up as he talked about a friend who was shot three times. Temple was told the man was hit while trying to push his own daughter out of the way.

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