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Two shot, one dead in St. Roch area

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Neighbors gather at the shooting scene at Arts and N. Rocheblave Neighbors gather at the shooting scene at Arts and N. Rocheblave

A shooting in the St. Roch area left one man dead and a teen girl wounded.

"A 19-year-old local man was killed and a 17-year-old local female was injured after a shooting this afternoon in the Saint Roch Neighborhood," reads a news release from NOPD.

A spokesman for  the Orleans Parish Coroner identifies the man as Jaquin Pittman.

The shooting happened around 1:45 p.m. in the rear yard of a house in the 2400 block of Arts Street, at N. Rocheblave. 

"The victims were in the rear yard of a house when the suspect(s) approached and began firing," reads the NOPD statement.  "The man was shot several times and died on the scene. The female had a graze wound to the arm and was transported to the hospital and is listed in good condition."

If you have any information on this deadly attack, please call NOPD or Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111.

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