Authorities in Louisiana say two women are dead following an early morning shooting on at a hookah lounge in New Orleans on Friday.
The two women have been identified by friends as 20-year-old JaDiamond Jones and 20-year-old Imani Williams. The two were at a nearby Hookah Lounge celebrating.
According to police, the shooting happened around 1:30 a.m. Friday. Witnesses say that a graduation party was happening. They don’t know where the bullets came from, but once the shots starts, everyone ran.
At least 100 evidence markers were put up by NOPD. Neighbors say there were so many shots, so quickly, it sounded like fireworks.
“Me and my wife was lying in bed,” nearby resident Davis Sterling said. “It sounded about 10 to 15 shots we heard it and we dove on the floor behind the bed.”
The bullets flew through the area, some ripped through cars and even Sterling’s home. He says it’s not the first time.
“Bullet holes in the side from them shooting this corner, bullets went through the wall, l went through the speakers by my couch, someone in my house could’ve gotten shot so I’m really upset about it but we can’t do nothing about it. I’m sorry for the two young ladies who got shot,” Sterling said.
According to online local news sources, Jones, who has a two-year-old child, had just found out she would get her nursing diploma from Nunez Community College. Williams had just turned 20 and had turned her hairstyling hobby into a successful business. She was also a student at Southern University.
NOPD has not yet released a motive or suspects.
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