By Associated Press - Tuesday, May 1, 2018

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Police say five people have been shot on a New Orleans street.

New Orleans police say the shootings happened around 12:45 a.m. on St. Claude Avenue.

Police said officers were responding a report of gunfire in the area when they found three victims. Two additional victims later showed up at a hospital.

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NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune reports that all of the victims were taken to a hospital, where their conditions weren’t immediately available early Tuesday.

Police didn’t release details about the victims, or a possible motive for the shootings.

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Information from: The Times-Picayune, http://www.nola.com

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