Man, 27, shot dead New Orleans gun store clerk, 47

The 27-year-old New Orleans man who opened fire inside a Louisiana gun store Saturday afternoon before being shot dead has been pictured.

Three people including alleged shooter Joshua Jamal Williams were killed after he walked into Jefferson Gun Outlet – a store and indoor shooting range - in Metairie with his brother at around 3pm, carrying a pistol with an extended magazine unholstered.

When staff approached him to ask him to unload his weapon, Williams fired off a warning shot and then fatally shot 47-year-old store clerk Noah Fischbach, police sources told NOLA.com.

Several armed patrons inside the gun outlet then began exchanging gunfire with Williams.

Williams and a woman, 59-year-old Veronica Billiot, were fatally hit during the melee.

The suspect died in the parking lot as he was attempting to flee the scene, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office said.

Billiot was shot dead near the store’s glass front door, which was shattered. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9283993/Man-27-started-battle-gun-shop-killing-clerk-47-asked-unload-pistol.html

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