NEW ORLEANS - A woman died Tuesday after being shot on I-10 in the New Orleans area.

The New Orleans Police Department said the shooting happened just before 3 p.m. on the interstate near the Crowder Boulevard exit. The victim died at the scene.

BREAKING: One person killed on I-10 shooting at Crowder Boulevard in NOLA @WWLTV pic.twitter.com/XOPQ7NdKTP

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Further details related to the shooting were not immediately available. 

Eastbound lanes of the interstate were closed in that area as police investigated the shooting.