Un ufficiale delle forze dell'ordine di New Orleans è stato ucciso a colpi di arma da fuoco durante un alterco a una partita di basket del liceo venerdì, hanno detto le autorità.
L'ufficiale, che non è stato identificato, was a Tulane police officer and a reserve officer for the Second City Court, New Orleans Police Superintendent Shaun Ferguson said.
The officer was at a basketball game at George Washington Carver High School when an individual tried to enter, starting an altercation with a staff member, Ferguson ha detto.
The officer overheard the disturbance and tried to remove the individual from the school. As they got close to the front door, the individual pulled out his weapon and fired a shot that struck the officer in his chest.
The officer was taken to University Medical Center New Orleans where he later died.
“The Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office mourns the loss of the deputy constable killed tonight in the line of duty,” Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman pubblicato su Twitter. “Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and the 2nd City Court Constable at this difficult time.”
Police do have someone detained that they believe is responsible, Ferguson ha detto, but no further information was provided about the suspect or a possible motive.
