"At no time did an NOPD officer refuse assistance, fail to respond, or fail to take police action on a reported sexual assault," said Superintendent Shaun Ferguson .
A WWL-TV photographer covering the game reports a man near the high school gym firing multiple shots. Author: Chris McCrory (WWL) Updated: 3:51 PM CST February 28, 2021
NEW ORLEANS A Tulane University police officer who was working security at a basketball game at Carver High School was shot and killed Friday night after trying to intervene in a disturbance between a staff member manning the entrance to the game and another person.
According to the NOPD s investigation, the suspect went to George Washington Carver High School for the game when he got into an altercation with a staff member.
NOPD Superintendent Shaun Ferguson said the officer reacted to the disturbance and was shot. He was rushed to University Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the chest, where he was pronounced dead.