RACE RELATIONS BLOG: Tuesday, December 27, 2005

Tuesday, December 27, 2005

New Orleans Police Shoot, Kill Man (VIDEO)


NEW ORLEANS Dec 26, 2005 — New Orleans police shot and killed a man who they said had threatened an officer with a knife on St. Charles Ave.

A businessman had called police after a confrontation with the 38-year-old local man, whose name was not released because his family had not been notified, said Officer David Adams, a police spokesman.