Pass Christian police are looking for a shooter who killed two people and injured four others after a Mardi Gras parade Sunday afternoon.
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Four other people were hospitalized, Pass Christian Police Chief Tim Hendricks told the Sun Herald (http://bit.ly/20PHjO1) and WLOX-TV (http://bit.ly/1nRDMjF).
The shooting took place some 20 minutes after the last parade float had left, Pass Christian Police Chief Tim Hendricks told the WLOX broadcaster.
Celeste Plaisance said she was on the porch of her mother’s and stepfather’s home on the corner of Davis and Ladnier when she heard the blast of gun shots.
Bates’ and Major’s bodies, covered in yellow sheets, lay near her mother’s steps later on. One witness said she heard 12 shots in total.
No arrests have been made yet, and the investigation into the incident is continuing, according to the media outlet.
The parade had ended when the shots were fired, the newspaper reported.
Pass Christian is located on the Gulf Coast about 45 miles east of New Orleans. Officers found a handgun in the area and were searching for a suspect or suspects.
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Baton Rouge, Louisiana, EMS spokesman Mike Chustz tells The Advocate (http://bit.ly/1QkmxhS) that a float also hit a pedestrian during the Spanish Town parade. Cpl. We do know that some of the shooting victims were taken to Memorial Hospital at Gulfport.
