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Suspect Arrested in New Orleans Playground Shooting That Wounded 17

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Joseph "Moe" Allen, 32, is shown in this undated booking photo provided by the New Orleans Police Department in New Orleans, Louisiana November 28, 2015. Allen, a suspect in a shooting in a New Orleans park last Sunday, that appeared to be gang-related which wounded 17 people has been arrested and is in police custody, according to authorities. REUTERS/New Orleans Police Dept/Handout via Reuters ATTENTION EDITORS - FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
Joseph "Moe" Allen, 32, in an undated booking photo provided by the New Orleans Police Department in New Orleans on Nov. 28, 2015.New Orleans Police Dept./Reuters
By Tim Stelloh / NBC News

A suspect was arrested Saturday in connection with a New Orleans playground shootout last week that left 17 people injured, including 11 teenagers and children, police said.

The man, Joseph Allen, 32, turned himself in after police released a photo and announced that he would be charged with 17 counts of first-degree attempted murder, NBC affiliate WDSU reported.

Allen is accused of firing into a crowd of several hundred people who had gathered early on the evening of Sunday, Nov. 22, at Bunny Friend Park, in New Orleans’ 9th Ward, for the filming of a music video.

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