Shooting on Bacchus parade which is one of the largest Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans kills 1 and injures 4

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The parade happens to be one of the largest Mardi Gras parades that happen in New Orleans, Louisiana before the Ash Wednesday

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The shooting was reported at 9:30 p.m., police said, along the busy Uptown parade route. It's a stretch, populated with bars

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The Krewe of Bacchus started in 1968 and broke the mould on what it meant to be a traditional old-line Krewe of France

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The parade, a major event in Carnival season in the city, had been scheduled to begin at 5:15 p.m. Sunday and Tuesday

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The law enforcement officials informed that they heard repeated gunshots and rushed to the scene, near St.Charles Avenue

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In the shooting, one suspect has been apprehended in the nearby block but the police are yet to confirm if there are any others

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Deputy Police Superintendent Hans Ganthier expressed disappointment and said local law enforcement was doing all it could

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