Second victim in Milan area triple shooting dies at hospital – The Times

The second woman injured during a triple shooting in the Milan neighborhood on Thursday (March 13) has died at the Interim LSU Public Hospital, the Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office confirmed.

Sandy George, 49, succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead about 7:51 p.m. on Sunday (March 16), said John Gagliano, the coroner’s office chief investigator. George’s death was the result of “complications of multiple gunshot wounds,” Gagliano said. 

She had been shot in the head and listed in critical condition, police said.

George was the second person to die from wounds suffered in that incident.

Renalda Variste, 19, was shot in the neck and died within several hours at Interim LSU Hospital, Gagliano said. Another man, 18, was shot in the foot, police said, and was listed in good condition.

Police said the shooting happened shortly before 3 p.m. near Foucher and South Saratoga streets. At least one victim was inside a house in the 3500 block of South Saratoga when the gunfire erupted, police said.

The crime scene extended from inside a blue house to the street, where investigators marked at least a dozen shell casings or other pieces of evidence.

Neighbors told reporters at the time that the blue house had been abandoned for at least six months. They also said the surrounding blocks are plagued by drug activity.

“That house was just a hangout spot, 24/7,” one woman who spoke on condition of anonymity told a reporter Thursday. “Anybody that moves into these houses, they don’t stay long. They use that house for their drug transactions; that’s all it was used for. … It was just a senseless act.”

No arrests have been made, and police have not released any motive or named any suspects in the crime, which is classified as a double homicide.

Anyone who has any information on the murders is asked to call Crimestoppers at 504.822.1111 or toll-free at 877.903.7867. Tips can also be texted to C-R-I-M-E-S (274637); text TELLCS then the crime information. Callers or texters do not have to give their names or testify and can earn a $2,500 reward for information that leads to an indictment.

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