New Orleans police are investigating two shootings near a popular parade route Sunday afternoon that left two dead and 10 others injured.

The first shooting happened around 3:38 p.m. in the 1800 block of Almonaster Avenue, according to the police department.

Officers assigned to work the Nine Times Second Line parade responded to gunfire in the area and found eight people who had been shot.

All eight victims were taken to a local hospital by ambulance, and the ninth victim arrived at a local hospital in a private vehicle.

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Two people are dead and 10 are injured after two separate shootings in New Orleans, Louisiana on Sunday during the Nine Times Second Line parade. (David Grunfeld/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

About 45 minutes later, officers responded another report of gunfire at the intersection of Almonaster and Florida avenues. Two people were found shot during the second incident, one of whom died at the scene and the other died at the hospital after being transported.

Police said a third victim in the second shooting showed up at the hospital and was listed in stable condition as of Sunday evening.

The parade was immediately shut down during the investigation, police said.

The shootings occurred during the Nine Times Second Line Parade, one of the largest and most popular of its kind in the city, according to New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick. (David Grunfeld/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said in a press conference on Sunday evening that the Nine Times Second Line is one of the city’s biggest secondary lines, consistently bringing in thousands of spectators.

Kirkpatrick said police have a history “with this particular second line” and knew it “has the potential for violence,” so all 66 officers from the 5th District, along with about 30 additional officers, were assigned to work at the event.

“It’s a great event. There’s no question about it, and we want to keep it a great event,” Kirkpatrick said.

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Police have not yet located suspects or determined a motive behind each shooting. It is also not yet known whether the two shootings were linked or not.

“The investigation is in its early stages and remains ongoing,” New Orleans police said in a news release.

Both shootings near the Nine Times Second Line parade on Sunday happened on Almonaster Avenue in New Orleans’ Fifth Ward. (David Grunfeld/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry was aware of the shootings and condemned the violence in a post on X Sunday night.

“A tragic scene in the St. Roch neighborhood tonight. Sharon and I are praying for all involved and grateful to the first responders. The violence must end,” he wrote.

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Anyone with information related to the shootings can contact NOPD’s Homicide Section at 504-658-5300 or District 5 detectives at 504-658-6050.

Anonymous tips can also be sent to Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans at 504-822-1111.