Eyewitnesses described New Year’s Eve revelry turning into horror when a vehicle crashed into a crowd on New Orleans’ Bourbon Street, killing at least 10 people and wounding dozens more.
Another witness, 22-year-old Whit Davis from Shreveport, Louisiana, told CNN the incident occurred while he was leaving a nightclub on Bourbon Street.
“Everyone started yelling and screaming and running to the back, and then we basically went into lockdown for a little bit and then it calmed down but they wouldn’t let us leave,” Davis said.
Police told people on the scene to put their phones away and leave as soon as possible, Davis said.