A 14-year-old boy and an adult were injured in a shooting in the Lower Ninth Ward, New Orleans Police Department reported on Saturday.

Iran Press/America: Recently, New Orleans was rocked by two separate shootings on Thanksgiving Day, as well as several robberies and an attempted child kidnapping.

NOPD is investigating a shooting in the 1400 block of Tupelo Street. Initial reports show two victims sustaining gunshot wounds – a 14-year-old juvenile male and an adult male. The victims were transported to a local hospital via private conveyance, Sputnik reported.

Both victims have been transported to the hospital. The police have opened an investigation.

N.O. Police on scene investigating how a 14 year old boy and man were shot this afternoon. 

Earlier on Thanksgiving Day, a young woman was shot in the shoulder as a result of a dispute with the shooter, and another young man was shot dead the same day.

Additionally, New Orleans police are currently looking for two men who tried to kidnap a 7-year-old girl on Friday. The suspects were described as a black male and a Hispanic male.104

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