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Man critical after shot in chest with arrow, police say

NOPD later clarified that the man suffered an arrow wound to the chest, not gunfire.
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UPDATE: A previous version of this story reported that the man was struck by gunfire. Police later clarified that the man suffered an arrow wound to the chest.

NEW ORLEANS – Police say a man is in critical condition after a man was shot in the chest by an arrow in the Lower Ninth Ward overnight.

New Orleans Police originally said that a man was struck by gunfire near the intersection of North Rocheblave and Flood streets. NOPD later clarified that the man suffered an arrow wound to the chest, not gunfire.

The man was transported to a local hospital in critical condition.

The investigation into this incident is still ongoing.

This is a developing story. Stay with WWLTV and WWLTV.com for updates as new information becomes available.

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