Family Dollar Stores, Inc.
Shooting by other person-intentional — Gunshot wounds — NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Family Dollar Stores, Inc. | Report ID | 2018099592 |
| Address | 5501 Crowder | City, State ZIP | NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70127 |
| Event Date | September 17, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Gunshot wounds | Body Part | Arm(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Shooting by other person-intentional | Source of Injury | Robber |
| Secondary Source | Firearm, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 452990 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.02000, -89.99000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working at a store cash register when an individual robbed the location at gunpoint and demanded money from the employee. When the robber began to flee the store, the employee chased after the robber and was shot in the arm.
Incident Summary
On September 17, 2018, a worker at Family Dollar Stores, Inc. in NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA suffered gunshot wounds to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as shooting by other person-intentional, with robber identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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