An armed robbery suspect was killed and five bystanders wounded when gunfire erupted between police officers and the suspect in downtown New Orleans Sunday night, according to news reports.
Witnesses described a wild scene with more than 50 shots fired. "It was like the 'Wild, Wild West' going on," one man told NOLA.com.
The shootout unfolded near Tulane Medical Center as a man described as a robbery suspect exchanged gunfire with officers, police said.
When the shooting ended, the suspect was dead and five bystanders had been wounded, one critically, NOLA.com reported.
No officers were injured in the shootout, but one was injured in a car accident on the way to the scene.
The investigation is continuing.
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