4 killed, 7 hurt in mass shooting at July 4 block party in Louisiana; no arrests made

Four people were killed and several others were injured in a mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, authorities said.

Four people were killed and seven others injured when a mass shooting broke out at a July 4 block party in Shreveport, Louisiana, authorities said.

About 200 people were at the annual event when, around 11:40 p.m., multiple men engaged in an exchange of gunfire, Shreveport Police Chief Wayne Smith and Councilwoman Tabatha Taylor said at a news conference on Wednesday.

PHOTO: A van marked "coroner" heads to the scene in Shreveport, La., after a mass shooting at a house party, July 4, 2023.
A van marked "coroner" heads to the scene in Shreveport, La., after a mass shooting at a house party, July 4, 2023.
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At first, three people were reported killed, the chief said, and then on Wednesday morning, a fourth body was discovered in the area.

No arrests have been made.

PHOTO: Police block a road in Shreveport, La., after a mass shooting at a house party, July 4, 2023.
Police block a road in Shreveport, La., after a mass shooting at a house party, July 4, 2023.
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"You will not get away with this," Taylor said in an emotional message to the shooters. "What you have done is traumatized this community. You have traumatized us in a way that is unfathomable. ... I want whoever you are to pay."

The councilwoman and the police chief are urging anyone with information to come forward.

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