Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Charges Dismissed in Hurricane Katrina Bridge Shootings

A state district judge has dismissed all charges against six officers and a former officer accused in two deadly shootings at a New Orleans bridge in the chaotic days after Hurricane Katrina.

The shootings, on September 4, 2005, left two men dead and four other people severely wounded.

Investigators said police fired shots only after being shot at first.

The officers were indicted in 2006. Four of them were facing first-degree murder charges. All seven officers were facing attempted murder charges.

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