A person who lived close to the shooting scene said she came outside after the shooting stopped to find a teenager in her tree, hiding so he wouldn’t get shot.
Protesters sue NOPD for use of tear gas on Crescent City Connection
The lawsuit claims NOPD gave no warning before they tossed canisters of tear gas into the crowd of hundreds Author: WWL Staff Updated: 5:15 PM CDT April 29, 2021
NEW ORLEANS Three protesters have filed a lawsuit against NOPD Chief Shaun Ferguson over his department’s use of tear gas on the Crescent City Connection to stop protesters on June 3, 2020.
The lawsuit claims police officers “violently attacked hundreds of peaceful demonstrators standing up for racial justice against the tragic death of George Floyd and so many others,” violating their First, Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights.
NOPD Chief suggests stressors are pushing New Orleans murder rate higher
Chief Ferguson says the number of killings in the city is up by 27 percent over this time last year. Author: Paul Murphy / Eyewitness News Published: 6:27 PM CDT April 27, 2021 Updated: 6:27 PM CDT April 27, 2021
NEW ORLEANS Rose McGowan tends to her garden in the New Orleans’ Desire neighborhood.
Monday, a 12-year-old boy was hit by a bullet when a shootout between two different cars broke out on Benefit Street, not far from McGowan’s home.
The 84-year-old says a lack of police presence is partly to blame for the violence in her community.
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Council and PANO reacts to consent monitor report saying more work needed
Council and PANO reacts to consent monitor report saying more work needed By Rob Masson | February 18, 2021 at 5:04 PM CST - Updated February 19 at 5:40 AM
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The New Orleans Police Department says a new report by a consent decree monitor, pointing out deficiencies in the long-running reform program, does not provide an accurate assessment of progress.
Many thought the department had achieved most of its goals, but the decree monitor says not so.
The NOPD had hoped to get out of the expensive consent decree soon but the new report makes it clear there is still work to do and major challenges when it comes to fighting crime.