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NEW ORLEANS -- The metro area saw a spike in deadly violence over the weekend, with seven shootings in a 12-hour period.
Five of the seven people shot were killed.
2800 block of Mt. Kennedy Drive, Marrero
A 2-year-old is fighting for his life after he was shot outside his apartment complex on Mt. Kennedy Drive in Marrero.
He was last listed in critical condition.
The child and his mother got out of a vehicle and were walking to their apartment complex when shots rang out, according to deputies.