Friends and family remember fallen Tulane officer Martinus Mitchum
The group held a balloon release at O. Perry Walker High School
Friends and family pay tribute to Ofc. Martinus Mitchum By Kaitlin Rust | March 3, 2021 at 9:52 PM CST - Updated March 3 at 9:52 PM
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Wednesday friends and family remembered the Tulane Police Officer who died Friday to protect a gym full of students at a Carver basketball game.
However, it was more than just family. Co-workers and former students touched by his inspiration gathered at O. Perry Walker High School, one of the many schools Mitchum dedicated himself to.
NOPD: Tulane officer was not wearing bulletproof vest when he was killed
NOPD: 1st Degree Murder Charge for suspect that killed Tulane officer By Nicole Mumphrey | March 1, 2021 at 1:50 PM CST - Updated March 1 at 10:29 PM
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The heads of the New Orleans and Tulane police departments say Corporal Martinus Mitchum touched a lot of lives and his loss is a major one for the community.
A memorial sign is up at Carver High School where Mitchum was shot and killed Friday night.
In a news conference Monday, NOPD Chief Shaun Ferguson said the shooter, John Shallerhorn, 35, got into an altercation with a staff member while attempting to enter a basketball game at the school around 6 p.m.
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