A woman was fatally shot overnight on Bourbon Street, New Orleans police said early Thursday (May 16). Her name has not been released.
Update: Clover Grill waitress killed in shooting
Around 12:15 a.m. Thursday, someone shot a 33-year-old woman in the face in the 900 block of Bourbon Street (map), according to the New Orleans Police Department. She was taken via EMS to a hospital, where she later died. Her name has not been released. (Update: A man has been charged in connection with the shooting.)
Man charged with murder after woman fatally shot on Bourbon Street
Louisiana State Police troopers and French Quarter Task Force officers detained Alexander Kirby, 33, at the scene. He was arrested early Thursday morning and charged with one count of second-degree murder and one count of aggravated assault in connection with the killing. A law enforcement source said Kirby was the woman’s ex-boyfriend.
After the shooting, police were investigating inside the Clover Grill, a 24-hour diner on the block, according to our news partners at WVUE Fox 8. Authorities also taped off the intersection of Bourbon and Dumaine streets outside the restaurant.
A paper sign was taped to the window of the Grill, notifying customers it was temporarily closed. Uncleared drinks were still on the counter of the dark diner as of 6 a.m., and orders from just after midnight were hanging for the kitchen. New Orleans police did not immediately comment how Clover Grill was related to the homicide investigation. (Update: A law enforcement source said the woman was shot in the restaurant’s courtyard.)
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NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune reporter Carlie Kollath Wells and staff photographer Michael DeMocker contributed to this story.
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