A bullet went through a portalet wall and wounded a man, police say

A man was shot along the Uptown New Orleans parade route near St. Charles and Napoleon avenues in New Orleans on Saturday, according to police superintendent Michael Harrison.

According to WWL-TV, who was on the scene when Mayor Mitch Landrieu and Harrison addressed the media, the victim was shot in his side after someone handling a gun in a portalet shot through the wall.

The victim, from Metairie, was wounded while he was standing on the neutral ground.

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