New Orleans Crime

New Orleans police say a 19-year-old man was shot and killed and three female tourists were wounded Friday night when gunfire followed the teen into the foyer of Dooky Chase's Restaurant, a famed Creole and civil-rights landmark in the city. Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said the 19-year-old, identified by local TV as Kareem Harris, was chased down the street just after 8 p.m. and fired upon before he tried to escape by running into the crowded restaurant, where bullets struck three women waiting for a table — two friends visiting from Los Angeles and a third visitor from Florida. One Los Angeles tourist was shot about five times and has undergone several surgeries, her friend also required surgery and is in stable condition, and the Florida tourist was treated and released. Police believe a single gunman carried out what appears to have been a retaliatory shooting targeting Harris, though others may have been involved, and the shooter remains at large. The Chase family called the incident a "random and tragic" attack and expressed gratitude for support as the landmark, which has hosted presidents and civil-rights leaders, grapples with the fallout from the latest episode of gun violence in a major American tourist hub.