"미국 뉴올리언스서 총기난사…최소 16명 부상"

22일(현지시간) 오후 7시께 미국 루이지애나 주 뉴올리언스에서 총기 난사 사고가 발생해 최소 16명이 병원으로 긴급 이송됐다.

미국 NBC뉴스와 로이터통신 등에 따르면 총격은 폭력조직들이 일으킨 것으로 보이며 시내 '버니 프렌드 파크'에서 매년 열리는 퍼레이드 이후 발생했다.

뉴올리언스 경찰은 "당시 현장에 500여 명이 모여서 뮤직비디오를 촬영하고 있었다"고 밝혔다.

(Yonhap)

미국 USA투데이는 최소 2명의 범인이 군중을 향해 총을 쐈다고 전했다.

이들은 서로 말다툼을 벌이다가 총을 꺼낸 것으로 알려졌다.

다툼이 벌어졌다는 신고를 받은 경찰이 현장으로 오고 있었으나 도착 전에 총격이 일어났다.

경찰은 일대 거리를 폐쇄했으며 용의자를 체포했는지는 아직 밝히지 않았다. (연합)

Police: Shooting at New Orleans playground wounds 16

Hundreds of people were gathered at a New Orleans playground for a music video shoot when two groups in the crowd opened fire on each other, wounding 16 people in the shocking Sunday evening violence, police said.

Police were on their way to break up a big crowd at Bunny Friend Playground when gunfire erupted at the park in the city's 9th Ward, the police said in a statement Sunday.

Police said 10 people were taken to the hospital in ambulances while another six were taken in private vehicles. Photos of the scene showed emergency workers wheeling some of the wounded to ambulances on gurneys while other people who appeared to be in pain lay on the ground.

Investigators don't know how serious the wounds are, or what started the shooting, police spokesman Tyler Gamble said. Large stadium lights lit up the park Sunday as police continued to work the crime scene. Witnesses told police that the gunmen ran off after the shooting was over.

The park was crowded with hundreds of people, the police said. Some had walked there after a neighborhood parade had finished earlier that evening and others were watching or taking part in the music video, Gamble said.

Gamble says the video was being made without a permit to use the park.

Police Superintendent Michael Harrison told WDSU-TV that the shooting might have been gang-related. Police had been helping with the parade that had been taking place about a block away from the park, and were able to quickly get to the park, Harrison told the TV station. (AP)