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Ten people were
hit by gunfire that erupted on Bourbon Street about 1:30 a.m.
The victims, eight men and two women, were taken to hospitals,
where one man died, New Orleans police said in a statement.
The cause of the incident is under investigation. Officers
arrested two people at the scene on weapons charges, including
one who was wounded.
New Orleans had deployed extra officers for the Bayou Classic
weekend, which features a football game between Grambling State
and Southern universities.
In Kansas City, seven people were wounded, one critically, in a
shooting that started shortly before 2:30 a.m. and spilled over
into an exchange of gunfire between suspects in vehicles, police
said in a statement.
Three vehicles were involved in an accident during the rolling
gun battle, which covered at least six blocks on Kansas City's
east side, it said.
One officer who feared for officers' safety opened fire, and a
suspect who suffered minor injuries said he was shot by police.
Officers have people in custody who are being questioned, police
said.
(Reporting by Ian Simpson in Washington; Editing by Andrew
Bolton and Nick Zieminski)
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