1 dead in NOPD officer-involved shooting in New Orleans East

One person is dead after an officer-involved shooting Friday morning (May 17) in New Orleans East, according to NOPD sources.

The fatal officer-involved shooting took place outside an apartment complex in the 6800 block of Parc Brittany Boulevard. According to police sources, officers were responding to a reported aggravated assault when the suspect pulled out a gun and fired a shot at police. Officers returned fire, fatally striking the person.

No officers were injured, sources said.

More than five marked and unmarked NOPD vehicles were located at the corner of Parc Prittany and Coronet Court. Officers taped off an area outside an apartment complex. Several residents had gathered to observe the scene. Among them was a woman who said she heard several gunshots.

“All I could say was, ‘Lord, my children! My children!’” she said. Other residents estimated they heard as many as 13 shots.

Investigators put up a black screen typically used to shield a body from public view. At least 15 green evidence cones littered the ground near the entrance to an apartment complex pool that residents said was often used by children.

NOPD Superintendent Shaun Ferguson was on the scene as well.

via nola.com
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The New Orleans Police Department investigates a report of an “officer’s life in danger” Friday (May 17) in New Orleans East. (Brett Duke/)