disorderlyvision
02-25-2010, 12:37 PM
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_KATRINA_BRIDGE_SHOOTING?SITE=ARFOS&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2010-02-24-19-46-45
"In Hurricane Katrina's chaotic aftermath, police shot six people --killing two -- as they crossed a bridge in search of food. For yearsthe case was a shocking symbol of the confusion and violence thatswept through the flooded city. On Wednesday it became a mark of shamefor the police department. As victims' relatives watched from thecourtroom gallery, a retired lieutenant who supervised thedepartment's probe of the shootings pleaded guilty to orchestrating acover-up to conceal that police gunned down unarmedcivilians."
"In Hurricane Katrina's chaotic aftermath, police shot six people --killing two -- as they crossed a bridge in search of food. For yearsthe case was a shocking symbol of the confusion and violence thatswept through the flooded city. On Wednesday it became a mark of shamefor the police department. As victims' relatives watched from thecourtroom gallery, a retired lieutenant who supervised thedepartment's probe of the shootings pleaded guilty to orchestrating acover-up to conceal that police gunned down unarmedcivilians."