Friday, May 20, 2005
• Shootings leave 5 dead in 26 hours
In life, they were second cousins who never knew each other. On Wednesday, they became linked in another way: Both were gunned down, two of five New Orleans murder victims in a 26-hour surge of shootings.

Saturday, May 21, 2005
• Intruder cut Mid-City woman, police say
Police are asking for help in identifying a man who entered a woman's Mid-City residence Wednesday and cut her face with a knife while demanding money.

Sunday, May 22, 2005
• Man killed, another hurt in Central City shooting
A 26-year-old New Orleans man was killed and a second was seriously wounded Saturday night in a Central City shooting, police said.

Monday, May 23, 2005
• N.O. pair wounded in Bywater shooting
A double shooting in the Bywater on Sunday morning left two men hospitalized, one in critical condition, New Orleans police said.

Tuesday, May 24, 2005
• Block party turns violent
A 9th Ward block party in memory of a man gunned down by police last year erupted into violence Sunday, with one woman stabbed in the face and 11 people arrested, police said.
- jimlouis 5-24-2005 4:59 pm





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