Three people have died and seven more have been injured in a shooting in New Orleans, Nola.com reported.

City police spokesman Aaron Looney says in a statement the shooting happened Saturday night on the 3400 block of Claiborne Avenue, about 3 miles (4.83 kilometers) from the French Quarter.

According to the police the two suspects fired a long rifle and a handgun into a crowd. Two men and a woman died several others were injured in the attack.

The injured victims have been taken to a hospital, though their conditions were not immediately known. No suspect was in custody.

New Orleans Police said the investigation was ongoing and a manhunt for the suspects was underway.