New Orleans Mardi Gras Shooting: Four Injured

Four people have been shot in New Orleans' famed Bourbon Street during the city's annual Mardi Gras celebrations.

One man was critically injured and has undergone surgery after he was shot in the abdomen, thigh and pelvic area.

Another man and two women are said to be in a stable condition, following the shooting as crowds gathered for the festivities.

Crowds pack the streets ahead of the shooting

Police have obtained a bystander's video which shows revellers partying in costumes before an apparent argument between the most seriously injured male and two other men.

Four rapid shots can then be heard and then screams.

The shooting happened on Saturday just before 9.30pm local time in the crowded French Quarter.

Bars and other establishments immediately closed for several hours while police sealed off the crime scene.

Paramedics arrive at the scene after four people are wounded

Patrick Clay, 21, told The Times-Picayune he was standing on the corner of Bourbon Street when suddenly he saw a crowd running and people screaming that there was a shooting.

"Everyone immediately started running and the cops immediately started running toward where people were running from," he said.

"I was with a group of about seven people and at that point we all just kind of grasped hands and made our way through the crowd as soon as possible."

Early on Sunday, crowds packed the city's French Quarter once again to continue the celebrations that each year build to a climax on Mardis Gras - French for Shrove Tuesday or Fat Tuesday - which falls on February 12 this year.

It is one of the city's signature events, along with Jazz Fest and major sporting events such as the recent Super Bowl.

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