A man was shot dead in Bayou St. John Saturday morning, New Orleans police said.

Police responded to a shooting in the 3200 block of Dumaine Street at around 7:55 a.m. A man went to a hospital with a gunshot wound. At 8:49 a.m., police said the man had been declared dead.

Police initially reported the homicide in the 800 block of Hagan Street, but after further investigation, said it occurred in the 3200 block of Dumaine Street.

It was one of three homicides in a bloody 14-hour span in New Orleans. Police also investigated a 7th Ward killing in the 1500 block of North Claiborne Avenue at around 6:15 p.m. Friday and a Leonidas murder i n the 1800 block of Hollygrove at around 12:50 a.m. Saturday.

The coroner will release the man's identification pending notification of relatives. No

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