Two teenage girls have been arrested on first-degree murder charges, accused of luring a foreign visitor to a deserted park near the French Quarter, then shooting him during a robbery attempt, police said.

The 25-year-old man was shot Sunday while trying to wrestle a revolver away from a 16-year-old attacker, said Sgt. Barry Fletcher.The 16-year-old's name was not released because she is a juvenile. Authorities were considering charging her as an adult. Fletcher identified the other attacker as Chanda Desilva, 18.

Police were trying to confirm the victim's identity, Fletcher said. He wouldn't say where the victim was from or why he was in New Orleans.

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The pair apparently befriended the victim shortly before the holdup, but police don't know how they met, Fletcher said.

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