1 Of 2 Suspects In New Orleans Shooting In Custody

police(New Orleans, LA) — One of two men sought in connection with a deadly shooting in New Orleans’ French Quarter is in custody.

Authorities today said Jordan Clay, of Lafayette, Louisiana, is in the St. Martin Parish Jail while a second suspect remains at-large.

A gunman shot into a crowd of tourists on Bourbon Street Sunday, killing a man and wounding nine other people.

Clay is expected to be extradited to New Orleans and police said he’ll be charged with second-degree murder.

Police said they believe a dispute between Clay and the unidentified second suspect happened before they started shooting.

Police say Clay knew the second suspect and that the people hit by gunfire were innocent bystanders.

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