The shooting happened around 11 a.m. Wednesday on the 2300 block of Bouvier Street.
Police were also called to another shooting scene at 20th Street and Wharton Street in the city s Point Breeze section around 9:20 p.m. Wednesday.
Police said a man in his 40s was shot multiple times during a shootout. He is listed as very critical.
Investigators said it started as a drive-by and then shots were fired down the street.
After seeing surveillance video, police discovered that a person seen shooting might have been the victim, who somehow made it out of the car after being shot and started firing back.