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Louisiana police officer fatally shot over alleged mask dispute at high school basketball game
By Danielle Wallace Fox News
Published 21 hours ago
A Louisiana police officer providing security at a high school basketball game in New Orleans was shot and killed following a mask-related dispute, authorities said, and a suspect was immediately taken into custody.
Tulane University Police Officer Martinus Mitchum was shot Friday while working at George Washington Carver High School in the 3000 block of Higgins Boulevard, the New Orleans Police Department said.
John Shallerhorn, 35, was booked early Saturday for armed robbery and first-degree murder of a policeman, Fox 8 reported, citing Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office jail records.
After arriving at the high school Friday, Shallerhorn allegedly robbed a 39-year-old man sitting in a vehicle in the parking lot, raising his shirt to brandish a firearm and demanding the victim's medallion chain, police said.
The victim handed the chain to Shallerhorn, who then attempted to enter the school but was stopped for not wearing a mask.
Tulane University Police Department Corporal Martinus Mitchum was fatally shot on Feb. 26 while working security for a high school basketball game in New Orleans. (Tulane University)
A physical altercation ensued with a school employee, police said, before Mitchum intervened and escorted Shallerhorn out.
Shallerhorn, as he was leaving, allegedly shot the officer twice. He then placed the firearm on the ground and was taken into custody, police said.
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